Question
Read this excerpt from "Just Another Sunday."
Jay flipped his hair so that it was out of his eyes. I could tell he was trying to act cool, but he must have been shaking on the inside.
"You don’t have to," I said.
"What do you know?" Pete said. "Mr. Soccer with his fancy jersey." My mom had just bought this new soccer jersey for me. At the start of the day, Jay had said how much he liked it, but now he was laughing right along with Pete. Then I watched as Jay walked over to the red car, kicking his feet out as he walked like Pete did, and tore off the antenna.
How does the narrator's role affect the characterization in this excerpt?
The narrator's knowledge of soccer allows him to describe Jay's skills.
The narrator's distance allows him to reveal everyone's thoughts.
The narrator's friendship with Jay allows him to consider Jay's feelings.
The narrator's history allows him to explain Jay's childhood.
Jay flipped his hair so that it was out of his eyes. I could tell he was trying to act cool, but he must have been shaking on the inside.
"You don’t have to," I said.
"What do you know?" Pete said. "Mr. Soccer with his fancy jersey." My mom had just bought this new soccer jersey for me. At the start of the day, Jay had said how much he liked it, but now he was laughing right along with Pete. Then I watched as Jay walked over to the red car, kicking his feet out as he walked like Pete did, and tore off the antenna.
How does the narrator's role affect the characterization in this excerpt?
The narrator's knowledge of soccer allows him to describe Jay's skills.
The narrator's distance allows him to reveal everyone's thoughts.
The narrator's friendship with Jay allows him to consider Jay's feelings.
The narrator's history allows him to explain Jay's childhood.
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The correct answer is: **The narrator's friendship with Jay allows him to consider Jay's feelings.**
In the excerpt, the narrator's close relationship with Jay enables him to perceive Jay’s attempts to act cool as well as his internal struggle, suggesting that the narrator is empathetic towards Jay's situation. This perspective deepens the characterization of Jay, highlighting the contrast between his outward bravado and internal anxiety.
In the excerpt, the narrator's close relationship with Jay enables him to perceive Jay’s attempts to act cool as well as his internal struggle, suggesting that the narrator is empathetic towards Jay's situation. This perspective deepens the characterization of Jay, highlighting the contrast between his outward bravado and internal anxiety.
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