Elisa’s character, in "the chrysanthemums," expresses a universal longing to reach beyond our circumstances—to be more and do more. find a character in another story from this unit that shares elisa’s longing. for each character, explain how the author conveys this universal longing and makes the reader empathize with the character. how are the two characters similar and different? with which character do you feel the strongest empathy, and why?

My best friend is a white girl named denise — we look at boys together. she sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: o'connor, ozawa. i know the back of denise's head very well. why does the speaker share details about race, friendship, and names in this stanza? check all the correct answers. to indicate that the students were already segregated and isolated to emphasize the idea that all americans were treated as equals prior to the attack to reveal the extent of the impact resulting from the attack on pearl harbor to identify the compassionate response following the attack on pearl harbor