What inference can be made about the grandmother’s point of view in this excerpt?

In an argument a claim is an issue what claim does stanton make i lined 1-6

In the following sentences, commas are needed after which words? when the clark family planned their summer vacation to hell’s canyon they didn’t plan on having quite so many adventures. from the start they had to deal with a broken-down van a sick baby and torrential rains.

What does the author means by "string-along songs about razor blades" (champion of the world- maya angelou)