Even simple tasks were difficult to complete-when I broke my arm.
Answer:
such
Explanation:
correlatives
such a/an...............that
Answer:
They are often at odds with each other.
Explanation:
Gary Soto's short story "Broken Chain" revolves around the character of Alfonso who doesn’t seem satisfied or confident about his appearance and would try to do anything to appear more handsome and cool. Set in California, the story delves into the theme of what beauty is and what it entails, despite many people looking for outward beauty.
In the given excerpt from the story, the narrator reveals Alfonso's interest in looking cool like Prince and other 'celebrities' and wanted his <em>"hair razored into a V in the back and streaked purple."</em> But deep inside, he knows his mother would disapprove it and so would his father who was a <em>"puro Mexicano"</em>. The father's statement of calling Alfonso "<em>a sissy</em>" also reveals the conflict they must have often got into with their differing interests and beliefs. <u>Soto most likely included the father-son duo characterization to show how often they are at odds with each other.
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Answer:
i believe he was about 42.
Explanation:
D. They create a sense of suspense
Each of these words and phrases indicate that something important is happening. For example "The immediate pressure of necessity" makes the reader want to know what pressures are the people under where they need to make decisions based on necessity. Also the lines "their only escape from the destruction that...creeps upon them" shows that destruction is coming. Do they survive the destruction? What is happening? This all creates the feeling of suspense.