Question

wrappings by andy rooney 1 depending on what mood im in, i find it either irritating, funny or civilized when i think about how we protect protective coverings in this country. when i come home from the grocery store and start to unpack, i am always unfavorably impressed with the layers of protective or decorative wrappings we cover our food with. there is hardly anything we buy that doesnt come in at least two wrappings, and then several of them are assembled by the cashier at the checkout counter and put into a small bag. then several of the small bags are grouped together and put into a big bag. if you have several big bags with small bags in them, they give you a cardboard box to put the - packages - in - the - little - bags - in - the - big - bags in. a lot of things we wouldnt really need any protective wrapping at all. the skin of an orange protects an orange pretty well for most of its natural life, but we arent satisfied with what nature has given it. we wrap ten of them in plastic or put them in a net bag, and we put the plastic bag in a paper bag. the orange inside the skin, inside the plastic which is in a paper bag, must wonder where it is. a box of cookies or crackers often has waxed paper next to the cookies, a cardboard box holding the cookies and then waxed paper and a decorative wrapping around the cardboard box. what seems to be called for here is some stuff, decorative waxed paper. we have always wrapped our cars in an incredible number of protective layers. we put fenders over the wheels to protect ourselves from flying dirt. then we 4. in paragraphs 10 and 11, how does the author distinguish his point of view from that of his relative? by observing what is humorous in his relatives actions by contrasting his relatives actions with his own by revealing that his relatives actions are ineffective by investigating the reasons for his relatives actions

Explanation:

The author contrasts his own view on protective coverings (finding them irritating or civilized depending on mood) with the actions of his relatives who are concerned with multiple - layer protective wrappings for various items. This contrast helps distinguish his perspective.

Answer:

by contrasting his relatives' actions with his own