Identify the specific purpose the writer shows in this topic sentence. growing up, i always loved to sit under the apple tree in my backyard. a. to analyze something b. to explore the writer's personal feelings c. to explain how to do something

The correct answer is option B

reasoning from several particular examples to establish a general principle

- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."