(In the book Material dreams: Southern California Through the 1920s). What does the author mean when he says “the desire for land of one’s own constitution a powerful force as fact and myth among Americans.” Why do you think this was and is it still the case in America? (I will mark brainlist if answered).

Which of the following quote about or by jing-mei in amy tans “two kinds” is an example of indirect characterization? a) “of course, you can be a prodigy, too,” my mother told me when i was nine. “you can be best anything. what does auntie lindo know? her daughter, she is only best tricky.” b) every night after dinner my mother and i would sit at the formica topped kitchen table. c) “peter pan is very popular these days” the instructor assured my mother. d) i now had bad hair the length of a boy’s, with curly bangs that hung at a slant two inches above my eyebrows. i liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame.