Question
Which statement correctly analyzes how the passages work together to create a central idea?
Alvarez describes how her good behavior was an issue, or a thorn, for her mother.
Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with her own desire to tell stories.
Alvarez explains how her mother’s desires and temperament were similar to her own.
Alvarez traces how her childhood behavior led her to become a successful writer.
Alvarez describes how her good behavior was an issue, or a thorn, for her mother.
Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with her own desire to tell stories.
Alvarez explains how her mother’s desires and temperament were similar to her own.
Alvarez traces how her childhood behavior led her to become a successful writer.
Answers
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Alvarez contrasts her mother's insistence on silence with her own desire to tell stories.
Explanation: The passages set up a clear tension — the mother enforces quiet, propriety, and control of speech, while Alvarez is drawn to talking, telling tales, and making meaning through stories. Together they create a central idea about conflict between imposed silence and a personal urge to narrate.
Explanation: The passages set up a clear tension — the mother enforces quiet, propriety, and control of speech, while Alvarez is drawn to talking, telling tales, and making meaning through stories. Together they create a central idea about conflict between imposed silence and a personal urge to narrate.