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Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2

Question 2 • FL-1001070-M/J Language Arts 3 CR

What is the effect of Sojourner Truth calling her audience “children”?

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A
It shows that Truth thinks her audience is juvenile and silly.
B
It places Truth in the role of a mother teaching the audience an important lesson.
C
It makes it seem as if Truth is scolding her audience for making too much noise.
D
It puts the audience in a position of power over Truth.

Explanation

By calling her listeners “children,” Truth adopts the role of a mother or teacher speaking to them. This makes her message sound like an important lesson she wants the audience to understand, rather than an insult or a scolding.

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