Read this excerpt from "not a dove, but no longer a hawk." i wonder, when i look at the bombed out peasant hamlets, the orphans begging and stealing on the streets of saigon and the women and children with napalm burns lying on the hospital cots, whether the united states or any nation has the right to inflict this suffering and degradation on another people for its own ends. how do the allusions in this excerpt reinforce the meaning of the passage? the allusions clarify the geographic locations visited by the author. the allusions recall specific locations and horrors of the vietnam conflict. the allusions question the vietnamese for allowing such a violent war. the allusions criticize the political philosophies that encourage suffering.

The correct answer is "The allusions recall specific locations and horrors of the Vietnam conflict".

In this excerpt, the narrator is putting an emphasis on specific details that showcase the struggle and vulnerability of people trying to live life amidst the horrors of war. The focus of the passage is to transmit in the most graphic and vivid way, the death and destruction brought to Vietnam. Images such as bombed out hamlets, orphans begging and stealing, napalm burns on children, allude primarily to the human suffering involved.

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The allusions criticize the political philosophies that encourage suffering. This is reflected  in these lines: " whether the United States or any nation has the right to inflict this suffering and degradation on another people for its own ends."

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