The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "D. It repeats the word folly to emphasize the mistakes white people have made." the statement that best explains how the use of parallelism in this excerpt supports Baldwin's purpose is that D. It repeats the word folly to emphasize the mistakes white people have made.<span>
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It's just the answer "it includes opposing viewpoints" and "it reveals a multidimensional character."
In the short story The Chrysanthemums, the stranger's motivation for pretending to be interested in Elisa's chrysanthemums is because A. he wants Elisa to give him work so he can earn some money.
He is a poor tinker who may not be able to afford dinner unless he is given some sort of a job by Elisa.
