Question

Read the excerpt from “In Response to Executive Order 9066.”

I have always felt funny using chopsticks
and my favorite food is hot dogs.

Read the excerpt from “Mericans.”

Ladies don’t come to church dressed in pants. And everybody knows men aren’t supposed to wear shorts.

Which best describes the common idea in the excerpts?
Both refer to the speaker’s sense of loss.
Both have a tone of disapproval.
Both reference American stereotypes.
Both suggest imminent change.

Answer 1

Both reference American stereotypes.

Both lines call attention to cultural markers — food and utensil use in the first, dress codes in the second — that reflect commonly held ideas about "American" behavior or norms.