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Read this excerpt from Allen Ginsberg’s "A Supermarket in California."
Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!
What idea is expressed in this excerpt?
The narrator discovers parental neglect at the market.
The narrator notices gender roles when grocery shopping.
The narrator is frustrated by the crowds of people in the aisles.
The narrator is amazed by the market’s quantity of food and people.
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The narrator is amazed by the market’s quantity of food and people.
The surreal image "Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!" exaggerates abundance and crowding—blending people with produce to convey astonishment at the supermarket's plentitude.
The surreal image "Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!" exaggerates abundance and crowding—blending people with produce to convey astonishment at the supermarket's plentitude.
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