What cultural experiences are reflected in the excerpt from “living or dead? ” how does the culture and the history of the time period affect the passage? use evidence from the text to support your response. your response should be at least one paragraph

The cultural encounters are reflected from death and living and since the story doesn’t mention any doctors it shows that the time period is not modernized. In the passage it stated, “It was a dark night of Sraban. Heavy clouds hung in a starless sky. The two men sat silent in the dark room. Their matches and lamp were useless. The matches were damp, and would not light, for all their efforts, and the lantern went out. After a long silence, one said: "Brother, it would be good if we had a bowl of tobacco. In our hurry we brought none." The other answered: "I can run and bring all we want." Understanding why Banarnali wanted to go (from fear of ghosts, the burning-ground being considered haunted), Bidhu said: "I daresay! Meanwhile, I suppose I am to sit here alone!"’ This creates tension shifting the mood the men are now alone with the dead body in the dark. The time period effects the passage by showing the use of lanterns makes the ghost story even more moving.

man vs. nature - first choice

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.