1) Which statement supports information from both passages? A: Tom and Joe became pirates on the Mississippi River, stealing cargo from Wabash.
B: The Mississippi River is an imaginary, but powerful symbol of energy and freedom
C: The physical and economic growth of Tom and Joe are foreshadowed by the setting of the Mississippi River.
D: The Mississippi River places the novel's characters in the heart of America, while supporting the boy's idea of becoming pirates.
(The stories we are talking about are the Mississippi River & The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

bildungsroman is a german word for novel covering youth to adulthood which describes a coming-of-age story

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answer: a: they can affect the author’s perspective and in turn the theme and purpose for the writing.

the author's background and time period greatly affect the text that the author produces. this is because we are all a reflection of our time period and background. depending on where and when we were born, we will find some questions more important than others. for example, if we are a wealthy person born in medieval times, we will most likely be interested in courtly love and stories of knights and honour. however, if we are born in the 20th century in africa, we might instead focus on colonialism and its effects on the newly liberated countries. the theme and the purpose of writing are both affected by these conditions.

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