Read the excerpt from “speaking arabic.”
at a neighborhood fair in texas, somewhere between the german oom-pah sausage stand and the mexican gorditas booth, i overheard a young man say to his friend, “i wish i had a heritage. sometimes i feel—so lonely for one.” and the tall american trees were dangling their thick branches right down over his head.
which best explains how nye’s word choice establish her voice in the excerpt?
nye uses short, forceful words to support her opinion that an american heritage is limited and mechanical.
nye describes a neighborhood fair to support her opinion that the idea of an american heritage does not exist.
nye creates a powerful image of trees to support her opinion that living among a variety of cultures is an american heritage.
nye directly quotes something she heard in order to express her distress over a lack of american heritage.

Nye directly quotes something she heard in order to express her distress over a lack of American heritage.

The answer is actually letter C. Nye creates a powerful image of trees to support her opinion that living among a variety of cultures is an American heritage.

Explanation:

In "Speaking Arabic", author Naomi Shihab Nye develops the theme of heritage. In the specific excerpt we are studying here, she mentions how an American man does not understand and, therefore, does not value his own heritage. The man says he wishes he had a heritage, not being able to look around and realize how diverse his country is. When Nye mentions the trees, she metaphorically compares American heritage to it. The country itself can be seen as the trunk, but the many peoples, cultures, heritages that form America are the countless branches and leaves. The " tall American trees [...] dangling their thick branches right down over his head" cast a shadow of diversity, supported by the Mexican and German restaurants standing right in the middle of a neighborhood in Texas. All those symbols express the variety of cultures in the US.

the answer is a . the absence of love

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