Read the following excerpt from "The Four Hundred Year Old Woman" by Bharati Mukherjee and answer the following question. I was born into a religion that placed me, a Brahmin, at the top of its hierarchy while condemning me, as a woman, to a role of subservience. The larger political entity to which I first gave my allegiance—India—was not even a sovereign nation when I was born.

Which best describes the author's overall perspective in the above paragraph?

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

a title

a subtitle

headings

illustrations

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i think the answer is c. there are many strengths

i hope this and if its correct mark me brainliest

21 balloons is the story of professor william sherman's travels.

in 1883, he set off from san francisco for a balloon ride over the pacific and was found a month later floating with 21 balloons in the atlantic ocean. this seemed an astounding feat and everyone wanted to know what had happened.    

professor sherman was loyal, however, and said he would tell his tale first to the western american explorers club in san francisco, of which he was a member. this built up suspense for several chapters before he began to tell of the wonders of his adventures and the amazing island of krakatoa, an island which had just been blown up by a volcano.  

the residents of krakatoa are all millionaires who live under a "gourmet government" of their own devising. we get to see all the incredible adventures that creative people with unlimited resources would create according to the author.