Read the excerpt from "Justin Lebo." It was a BMX bike with a twenty-inch frame. Its original color was buried beneath five or s
ix coats of gunky paint. Now it showed up as sort of a rusted red. Everything—the grips, the pedals, the brakes, the seat, the spokes—were bent or broken, twisted and rusted. The author most likely included these details in order to highlight the amount of money Justin had to spend to restore the bicycle. illustrate why Justin wanted to give the bicycle away to someone else. emphasize how hard Justin had to work to restore the bicycle. show why Justin may have made a mistake in buying this bicycle.
emphasize how hard Justin had to work to restore the bicycle
Explanation:
According to the excerpt from "Justin Lebo.", it is narrated that a BMX bike was just recovered from five coats of gunky paint and now showed a rusted red as everything was rusty.
The author most likely included these details in order to emphasize how hard Justin had to work to restore the bicycle
Answer: To illustrate Japan's isolation in the 1800s.
Explanation: The outside source in this excerpt (the first few lines) clearly describes how while the rest of the world was dealing with monarchies, wars and developing new technologies like trains and wheels, Japan decided to be totally closed off from all of that, and they concentrated just in painting screens for 200 years.
