The correct answer is A. Brief in-text citations connected to a works cited page
Explanation:
MLA stands for Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing and consist on a manual with guidelines for edition and publishing of documents with an academic style, according to this manual when using other sources whether this occurs as direct citations or paraphrasing, information about the author should be provided, in the case of in-text citations the last name of the author, date of publication, and in some cases page is included before or after being cited in a brief citation, however, all the information related to the source should be included at the end of the document in a reference list, which is a list of all the works cited or used during the text, in this list wider information of the source is provided such as the title of the source, where was it publish, among other. Thus, according to MLA citation information about source should be included through brief in text-citation (last name of author and date) and a list of all the sources with the complete information of the source.
Scout, in her mature naivete, states what it means quite succinctly:
In Maycomb, grown men stood outside in the front yard for only two reasons: death and politics. I wondered who had died. Jem and I went to the front door, but Atticus called, "Go back in the house."
The reflects the kind of small-town mentality exhibited throughout the story. Men only call you out into your yard to relay the news of a death, or to express support or disapproval for political candidates and causes. Scout doesn't understand the true nature of the mob appearing (although she will later in the chapter), so she asks "who had died." Atticus clearly does understand, as he orders his children back into the house.
Aunt Alexandra does not directly state her thoughts on Tom's innocence of guilt, but she does express her ideas about Atticus defending him. Scout relates that she heard the end of a conversation between Atticus and Aunt Alexandra, in which Atticus tells her that he's:
". . . in favor of Southern womanhood as much as anybody, but not for preserving polite fiction at the expense of human life," a pronouncement that made me suspect they had been fussing again.
I sought Jem and found him in his room, on the bed deep in thought. "Have they been at it?" I asked.
"Sort of. She won't let him alone about Tom Robinson. She almost said Atticus was disgracin' the family Scout.
Thus, it doesn't really matter to Aunt Alexandra whether or not Tom is innocent, or whether or not he gets a fair trial. All she cares about, as she proves time & time again, is the family name. To her, Atticus' defense of a black man is akin to disgrace for an old, established family like the Finches. Of course, she may truly think Tom deserves a fair trial, but she doesn't want her brother to be the one to ensure he gets it.
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I think it gives the reader a visualization of things people like.
