Question

read the excerpt from uncle marcos
we talk for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. finally, we got up with carolyn taking my hand.
slightly embarrassed, i tried to pull away but her grip held me. i let her have her way as she led me down the
hallway with her mother right behind me.... carolyn waved again. i looked, back, waving,... her people
were like mexicans, only different.
which best explains how sotos text structure helps establish his voice in the excerpt?
o soto compares his experience to his wifes experience in order to criticize marriage in a multicultural society.
o soto lists a series of events to present guidelines on how to live in a multicultural society
o soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society
o soto uses a cause - and - effect format to show how a persons heritage can limit his or her marriage choices

Explanation:

The text is a narrative excerpt. Soto is relating a personal story (having coffee, being led by Carolyn, seeing her mother, etc.). This story - telling (relating a story from his life) is used to make a point. The point here is about living in a multicultural society as indicated by the description of "Her people were like Mexicans, only different".

Answer:

Soto relates a story from his life to make a point about what it means to live in a multicultural society.