Read the excerpt from Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue.”I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.What is the purpose of this text?
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to inform readers based on Tan’s childhood experienceB
to persuade readers to speak a different wayC
to inform readers of Tan’s mother’s feelingsD
to persuade readers that Tan’s mother is intelligent