Which sentence identifies an analogy used in Farewell to Manzanar?
Responses
Jeannie explains that she feels a "double impulse" to both disappear and be accepted.
Jeannie explains that she feels a "double impulse" to both disappear and be accepted.
Jeannie wistfully recalls the family meals she enjoyed with her parents and siblings when they lived in Santa Monica.
Jeannie wistfully recalls the family meals she enjoyed with her parents and siblings when they lived in Santa Monica.
Jeannie relates her desire to convert to Catholicism.
Jeannie relates her desire to convert to Catholicism.
Jeannie likens the cane Papa uses to a samurai sword.
Jeannie likens the cane Papa uses to a samurai sword.
Question 2
Part B
What is the effect of the analogy in Part A?
Responses
It indicates how feeling like a foreigner in her own country confuses Jeannie.
It indicates how feeling like a foreigner in her own country confuses Jeannie.
It captures one way in which a young person might find acceptance or a sense of identity.
It captures one way in which a young person might find acceptance or a sense of identity.
It presents Papa as an intimidating or frightening figure with a capacity for violence.
It presents Papa as an intimidating or frightening figure with a capacity for violence.
It demonstrates the sadness Jeannie feels about the splintering of her family.
1 answer
Part A: The sentence that identifies an analogy used in Farewell to Manzanar is:
Jeannie likens the cane Papa uses to a samurai sword.
Part B: The effect of the analogy in Part A is:
It presents Papa as an intimidating or frightening figure with a capacity for violence.
