Question

The sun beat down on me without mercy for most of the afternoon. I had forgotten to reapply sunscreen, so I wasn’t surprised when I looked in the mirror and saw I had a nasty burn. My grandmother quickly noticed my reddened shoulders, face, and arms. She directed me to sit on the sofa and reappeared in the blink of an eye. She tenderly applied aloe vera gel made from her own plants to my scorched skin. “Trust me,” she said, “this is a million times better than any medicine you could buy.” I felt the soothing sensation of the gel and knew she was right. Question Use the passage to answer the question. Select the correct answers from the lists to explain how the figurative language in the excerpt relates to the cultural setting. (2 points) The idiom shows that people who are part of the narrator’s culture

Answer 1

The idiom "a million times better than any medicine you could buy" suggests that in the narrator’s culture, there is a strong belief in the effectiveness of traditional, natural remedies passed down through generations. This reflects the cultural value placed on home remedies and the connection to nature, as exemplified by the grandmother using aloe vera from her own plants. It implies that the wisdom of elders and their knowledge of natural healing is highly regarded, emphasizing a preference for organic solutions over commercial pharmaceuticals.