Read the excerpt from Notes of a Native Son.In that year I had had time to become aware of the meaning of all my father’s bitter warnings, had discovered the secret of his proudly pursed lips and rigid carriage: I had discovered the weight of white people in the world. I saw that this had been for my ancestors and now would be for me an awful thing to live with and that the bitterness which had helped to kill my father could also kill me.Which best explains this excerpt’s role in the problem-and-solution structure of the passage?
Answer
A
The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage.
B
The excerpt sets up a secondary problem addressed by the passage.
C
The excerpt presents the solution to a secondary problem in the passage.
D
The excerpt sets up the overarching problem addressed by the passage.
Explanation
The excerpt identifies the central problem Baldwin must face: the burden of racism and the bitterness it creates. He recognizes that the bitterness that helped kill his father could also consume him. This sets up the overarching problem the passage explores, rather than presenting a solution.
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