In spite of myself, i was carried downstairs and tied fast in
a chair.
i cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until i felt the
cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard
them gnaw off one of my thick braids. then i lost my spirit.
since the day i was taken from my mother i had suffered
extreme indignities.
why does zitkala-ša present such a detailed description of her haircut?
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a. to support her argument that native americans were mistreated
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b. to give an interesting observation about what happens to other
people
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c. to convince the reader how happy she is
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d. to the reader visualize the beautiful memory she expresses