By including this intercalary chapter, what effect is steinbeck most likely attempting to achieve?
carloads of oranges dumped on the ground. the people came for miles to take the fruit, but this could not be. how would they buy oranges at twenty cents a dozen if they could drive out and pick them up? and men with hoses squirt kerosene on the oranges, and they are angry at the crime, angry at the people who have come to take the fruit. a million people hungry, needing the fruit—and kerosene sprayed over the golden mountains.

a)providing commentary, separate from the narrative, which illustrates the wastefulness that occurred during the great depression. b)giving readers a better understanding of the historic factors that contributed to the start of the great depression. c) creating a secondary narrative that runs parallel to the primary narrative but uses different characters and plot. d)carrying the theme of perseverance beyond the scope of the narrative by illustrating it to readers in a separate setting

18 points so for my assignment there need to be like conflict and stuff but i don't know where i am going with this. can somebody me out? and it needs to be turned in by 12.ring ring, ring ring… “dr. watson, hi. i have run out of blueberries at my berry shop! may you pick some up on your way here? remember, not the ones by the big pine. the ones by the creek.” “of course, sherlock! i’m on my way right now. see you soon! ” said dr. watson. beep. dr. watson always wants to impress sherlock so he made sure to leave right away to have enough time to pick through all the berries and find the best ones. it was about a 4-hour walk from dr. watson’s cottage to the berry shop, so he made sure not get distracted. about 2 hours into his walk, he started approaching the berries. however, these were the ones by the big pine that did not look very appetizing. the blueberries were so small, you could taste the sourness through your teeth. most of them weren’t even ripe yet. straight green. dr. watson turned away with his sour face and headed toward the creek. there, he saw the most beautiful berries. plump and juicy, dark blue, and so big, you could almost compare them to some grapes! as dr. watson went to pick the first berry, sherlock called. “hi! just checking in. how is it going? we have a few people who put in orders for blueberries. they will be picking them up tomorrow morning and we still need to get the blueberries through the sanitizing process.” “yes, i am going as fast as i can. i will be there soon! ”

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Compare: what are the similarities and differences between "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors"? why does schlosser explain these two terms in such detail?