“a small place’s” masterful use of persuasion will not only open your eyes to the underlying economic and social issues in antigua, it will take you on a tour deep through your own conscience; a tour that aims at your own level of ignorance. kincaid leaves you the choice to put it down and never look at it again or embrace it for the eye-opening political force it’s designed to be. (from a review of “a small place” by ideentoudehfallah)

discuss how the structure and syntax of kincaid’s essay creates “the eye-opening political force” that she intended.

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12. involves getting to know and recording information about the characters in story such a physical characteristics action and ways in which they relate others characters and to the plot o a. close reading o b. character mapping o c. note-taking p

What is darrow’s main argument and the claims he makes in this excerpt? a. darrow argues that even if the boys are horrible monsters, their deaths will not solve the problems of society; he claims that society wants the boys to be executed because people enjoy watching public executions. b. he argues that the people who should be held responsible for the crime are leopold’s and loeb’s parents since they neglected their sons; he claims that leopold and loeb were jealous of the boy they killed because he had expensive belongings they could not afford. c. darrow argues that the boys should not face the death penalty; he claims they both suffer from mental illnesses that make them unable to tell the difference between a dream and reality. d. he argues that leopold and loeb, particularly dickie loeb, should not be executed; he claims they were teenagers who didn’t have proper adult guidance, so they are not responsible for what they did.