After reading Barrio Boy, students were asked to write a paragraph about what they learned from the story. In his rough draft, Seth wrote the concluding sentence shown below. Barrio Boy is a good story because it tells what it was like for someone to leave Mexico and come to the United States. Which answer option shows the best way to revise the concluding sentence for clarity and detail?

Shifting of a young boy from a relatively simple existence in a Mexican village to a somewhat hectic and complex life in a different culture and in an urban setting is the story all about.

Explanation:

Barrio boy is a dramatic and a vivid autobiography. This has been written by Ernesto Galarza. The story is of a boy who is caught in between the worlds when he moves from Mexico to United States of America.

The change in the lifestyle of that boy when he moves from a rural life to an area where the life is very hectic, busy and complex is the theme and the points of focus of the story.

it creates a visual picture of the man.

it conveys what the scene sounds like.

it describes the actions of the boy.

it reveals the poet’s opinion of the characters.

it encourages readers to care for the characters.