Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son. A few hours after my father’s funeral, while he lay in state in the undertaker’s chapel, a race riot broke out in Harlem. On the morning of the 3rd of August, we drove my father to the graveyard through a wilderness of smashed plate glass. Baldwin places his father’s funeral in the historical context of the Harlem race riots to show that racial prejudice in early 20th-century America was taking place during his lifetime. was also a cause for mourning. was interrupting an important family event. was also coming to an end.

He finally said, “what else should i wish for but eternal happiness, and that we two, as long as we live, may be healthy and have every day our daily bread; for the third wish, i do not know what to have.” the lord suggested that the man might want a new house. the poor man said that it would be nice to have that. the lord left and the couple was soon surprised to see a brand new house where their old house once stood.(sources used:   )sorry, wouldn't normally need to look something up, but your question wasn't exactly complete. this is the correct answer though! ~hope this !

Sherman alexie's purpose for writing  this book was to recount his story and impact those individuals who do feel different that there is the expectation and that they can overcome intense circumstances. he used his childhood on the reserve as a boy with hydrocephalus to inspire the story, self deprecating himself using humor and hyperbole to make it funny and informing instead of a depressing and pitiful novel.-hope i i recently finished the quiz on edgenuity