Read the excerpt from "Missing in Action” by Thanhha Lai. Everything on the altar remains for the day except the portrait. Mother locks it away as soon as her chant ends. She cannot bear to look into Father’s forever-young eyes. How does the use of plot contribute to the tone of the excerpt?

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Revolt · Accepted Answer

It develops a tone of grief as the reader observes the events through the speaker’s eyes.

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Read the excerpt from "Missing in Action” by Thanhha Lai. Everything on the altar remains for the day except the portrait. Mother locks it away as soon as her chant ends. She cannot bear to look into Father’s forever-young eyes. How does the use of plot contribute to the tone of the excerpt?

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