C because the cup of bitterness reps violence and freedom referring to colored people (im not racist i swear)
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Explanation:
We can't see the text so I am just going to base it off the sentence in positive and negative ways. So, first Maya comparing her life to her friends may come off as negative becuase she might be jelous of her friend's life. The positive otcome could be she is observant, she notices the little differences or similarities in their families. But, overall I would suggest Maya is the jelous type.
Illinois is the state that Chicago is in
If this paragraph stands by itself, sentence 1 is the topic sentence because it sets up sentences 2-5 to explain the many genres. If this paragraph is the introduction to an essay, or longer analysis into how a particular novel "engages the reader with profound insights into the human experience", then sentence 5 is the topic sentence and claim for the essay.
