Question
Read the excerpt from chapter 8 of Obasan by Joy Kogawa.
What, I wonder, was Aunt Emily trying to accomplish through all this correspondence? She was no doubt keeping the home fires burning and shouting "Democracy” to keep the enemy at bay. But all of this belongs to yesterday and there are so many other things to attend to today. All the details of death that are left in the laps of the living.
Which sentence from the excerpt creates a different mood from the others?
A: “What, I wonder, was Aunt Emily trying to accomplish through all this correspondence?”
B: “She was no doubt keeping the home fires burning and shouting ‘Democracy’ to keep the enemy at bay.”
C: “But all of this belongs to yesterday and there are so many other things to attend to today.”
D: “All the details of death that are left in the laps of the living.”
What, I wonder, was Aunt Emily trying to accomplish through all this correspondence? She was no doubt keeping the home fires burning and shouting "Democracy” to keep the enemy at bay. But all of this belongs to yesterday and there are so many other things to attend to today. All the details of death that are left in the laps of the living.
Which sentence from the excerpt creates a different mood from the others?
A: “What, I wonder, was Aunt Emily trying to accomplish through all this correspondence?”
B: “She was no doubt keeping the home fires burning and shouting ‘Democracy’ to keep the enemy at bay.”
C: “But all of this belongs to yesterday and there are so many other things to attend to today.”
D: “All the details of death that are left in the laps of the living.”
Answers
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The sentence that creates a different mood from the others is D: “All the details of death that are left in the laps of the living.”
This sentence introduces a somber and reflective mood, contrasting with the more proactive and hopeful tones of the other sentences, which focus on maintaining democracy and addressing the past.
This sentence introduces a somber and reflective mood, contrasting with the more proactive and hopeful tones of the other sentences, which focus on maintaining democracy and addressing the past.