Read the following excerpt from "Notes of a Native
Son" by James Baldwin:
[I]n the light of this idea, it goes without saying that
injustice is a commonplace. But this did not mean that one
could be complacent, for the second idea was of equal
power: that one must never, in one's own life, accept these
injustices as commonplace but must fight them with all
one's strength. This fight begins, however, in the heart and
it now had been laid to my charge to keep my own heart
free of hatred and despair. This intimation made my heart
heavy and, now that my father was irrecoverable, I wished
that he had been beside me so that I could have searched
his face for the answers which only the future would give
me now.
Which statement best describes the intended
aesthetic impact of this excerpt?
O A. As the narrator recognizes the need to
eliminate the hatred in his heart, the reader
feels satisfied by the narrator's personal
growth.
O B. As the narrator reveals his hatred toward
those who were not like him, the reader
feels disappointed because he has not
changed.
O c. As the narrator remains resolute in his
anger, he reveals the theme of never giving
up and staying true to one's dreams.
O D. As the narrator grasps his own rebellious
nature, he finally realizes his father was just
Ahim