Read this excerpt from Fever 1793.
I lifted my skirts and ran ahead of Grandfather. An unnamed fear shot through me. My eyes filled with tears.
"No, this is too much, Grandfather called angrily. "Sir," he shouted. "Take that away from my home. Off with you now and
take your cargo, or I should call the constable."
The characterization in this excerpt is meant to
o
describe an important historical figure.
build readers' interest in the narrator's grandfather.
better demonstrate the story's time period.
show an emotional response to a historical event.
HELP

returning points to main account

explanation:

gold miners!

explanation:

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader