Read the following excerpt from Sandra Cisneros's story "Mericans." There are those walking to church on their knees. Some with fat rags tied around their legs and others with
pillows, one to kneel on, and one to flop ahead. There are women with black shawls crossing and uncrossing
themselves. There are armies of penitents carrying banners and flowered arches while musicians play tinny
trumpets and tinny drums.
What cultural element is revealed in this excerpt?
O art
clothing
religion
language

he thought hans was leaving

at least thats what i think it is

sorry if wrong

he was looking for nothing because this question had no complete sentence.

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.