Read the excerpt from The Land."We just want to talk to him, Edna," Hammond assured her. Still, though, as we rode away, I saw Miz Thomas frown, and young as I was, I knew she was worried. She was worried because my brothers had come. My brothers had come asking about Mitchell, and my brothers were white.
Answer
A
to explain that Edna is worried in order to help the reader understand her influence on Mitchell
B
to explain Paul’s thoughts in order to help the reader understand his motivations
C
to explain that the brothers are white in order to introduce a character vs. society social conflict
D
to explain the brothers’ actions in order to create a character vs. character physical conflict