How does Vera's story in paragraph 16 affect Mr. Nuttel's perception of the situation?

yes, it is ethos.

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when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."