On february 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, bless me, ultima. the book was banned from high school classes in bloomfield, new mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: “we took the books out and personally saw that they were burned.”

—“take the tortillas out of your poetry,”
rudolfo anaya

what is the overall effect of this anecdote?

it allows anaya to show that the town had very little of interest going on in 1981.

it anaya establish the difference between schools in the past and schools today.

it lets anaya show that his book was seen as a threat, but it was also powerful.

it shows the reasons the school board made their decision.

Read edward corsi's quotation from the book immigrantkids by russell freedman.how does this quotation add credibility to freedman'sstatement that the immigrant voyages were not pleasant? oedward corsi, who later became united statescommissioner of immigration, was a ten-year-old italianimmigrant when he sailed into new york harbor in 1907: oit is from an actual immigrant who experienced roughtreatment by the ship's workers.it is from an actual sailor who herded the immigrants likeanimals on the decks.it is from an actual writer who wrote about a fictionalfamily immigrating to the united states.it is from an actual historian who studied the immigrationexperience at ellis island.the officers of the ship went striding up and downthe decks shouting orders and directions and drivingthe immigrants before them. scowling and gesturing,they pushed and pulled the passengers, herding usinto separate groups as though we were animals. afew moments later we came to our dock, and thelong journey was over.0o