Read the excerpt from "take the tortillas out of your poetry." i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which best describes how anaya effectively uses rhetoric in the excerpt to convince readers that his conclusion is justified? anaya uses words with strong emotional connotations to present an anecdote from his life. anaya establishes his credibility as a published chicano author by discussing his career experience. anaya presents factual evidence about the chicano movement creating a new literature. anaya gains readers' sympathy by relating a story about his efforts to become a published author.

Anaya establishes his credibility as a published Chicano author by discussing his career experience.  

He tries to convince the reader by telling that he has a lot of experience, that he has been writing for a quarter century.

He makes the reader think that these facts led him to that conclusion.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

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