IS ANYONE GOOD AT WRITING OF YOU ARE THEN PLLLZ HELLPP MEE PLZ ANSWER THE WRITING PROPERLY IM TIRED OF POSTING IT AGAIN AND NO ONE HELPING ME AND PUTTING INCOMPLETE RESPONSES :( Use what you have learned from reading "The Bike" by Gary Soto to analyze how the author's use of figurative language and imagery impact the story. Be sure to use text evidence to support your answer.

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Read this excerpt from wheels of change by sue macy.that said, it's hard to grasp the full extent of the bicycle's impact on americans in the late 19th century—particularly female americans. imagine a population imprisoned by their very clothing; the stiff corsets, heavy skirts, and voluminous petticoats that made it difficult to take a deep breath, let alone exercise. add to that the laws and social conventions that cemented a man's place as head of the household and holder of the purse strings. how suffocated women must have felt. and how liberated they must have been as they pedaled their wheels toward new horizons.what is the central idea of the excerpt