Read this excerpt from "Not a Dove, But No Longer a Hawk." I wonder, when I look at the bombed out peasant hamlets, the orphans begging and stealing on the streets of Saigon and the women and children with napalm burns lying on the hospital cots, whether the United States or any nation has the right to inflict this suffering and degradation on another people for its own ends. How do the allusions in this excerpt reinforce the meaning of the passage?
Answer
A
The allusions question the Vietnamese for allowing such a violent war.
B
The allusions criticize the political philosophies that encourage suffering.
C
The allusions clarify the geographic locations visited by the author.
D
The allusions recall specific locations and horrors of the Vietnam conflict.
Explanation
The references to Saigon, bombed-out hamlets, orphans, and people burned by napalm evoke recognizable places and horrors of the Vietnam War. These details make the suffering caused by the conflict vivid and support the author’s question about whether any nation has the right to inflict it. The passage does not focus on blaming Vietnamese people or criticizing a particular political philosophy.
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