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miv72 [106K]
3 years ago
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Read the passage from “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Mrs. Bertha Flowers was the aristocrat of Black Stamps. She had the gra

ce of control to appear warm in the coldest weather, and on the Arkansas summer days it seemed she had a private breeze which swirled around, cooling her. She was thin without the taut look of wiry people, and her printed voile dresses and flowered hats were as right for her as denim overalls for a farmer. She was our side's answer to the richest white woman in town. The author’s purpose in including this passage is to explain to the reader the way people dressed in Black Stamps. instruct the reader on the local customs in Black Stamps. inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers’s social position in Black Stamps. teach the reader how Mrs. Flowers’s fashion affected Black Stamps.
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2 answers:
andrezito [222]3 years ago
8 0

inform the reader of Mrs. Flowers’s social position in Black Stamps.

Doss [256]3 years ago
7 0

The correct answer is <em><u>option C.</u></em>  The author's purpose in including that passage is to inform the reader of Mrs. Flower's social position in black Stamps. "I know Why the Caged Bird Sings" is an autobiography written by American writer Maya Angelou. It is the first of a seven volume series, that tell the life story of the writer, marked by racism. In the excerpt, Maya Angelou describes Mrs Bertha Flower way of dressing, moving and presenting herself, to indicate her social status within the community of Black Stamps.

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