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In lines 81–90, identify one example of direct characterization.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.

Write one paragraph that evaluates the effectiveness of jack zipes's essay