Read this paragraph. when javier arrived at his first meet, his coach jogged toward him breathlessly. he alerted javier that swimmers were already lining up for his first event, the fifty-meter freestyle. the coach ushered him to the clerk of the course, signed him in, and got him seated with the other swimmers in his heat. javier tugged on his cap and nervously tapped his feet. soon the group was asked to proceed to the starting blocks. javier glanced left and right, and the starter’s signal sounded. before he knew it, he was reaching for the wall in his final stretch, with all of his competitors behind him. with relief, he confirmed that his time was the fastest. which statement best summarizes this paragraph?

The statement that best summirizes the paragraph is: “Before he knew it, he was reaching for the wall in his final stretch, with all of his competitors behind him.”

Explanation: The first part of the statement: “Before he knew it,…” implies that Javier wasn’t expecting it. That, whatever the outcome is, he didn’t know it until he was already at that point. This summarizes the impromtu way that he arrives to the competition and the little time he had to adjust to the situation.

The second part of the statement: “…he was reaching for the wall in his final stretch,…” implies what Javier is doing. Here you can realize that he is performing an action. He is not just standing somewhere, but he is involved on a physical action that requires him to stretch as a final movement to achieve something.

The third and final part of the statement: “…with all of his competitors behind him.” implies he came first which simultaneously tells us he was performing at a competition and increases the importance of the first and second part while adding excitement to the whole statement.

in at least 150 words, discuss the tone of the narrator in "i stand here ironing," and explain how it impacts the telling of the story