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In langston Hughes's short story "why, you reckon?" what motivates the narrator to get involved in a scheme to rob a white person?

Greed
Hunger
Anger
Depression

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Answer:

B hunger

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The correct answer is B.

In Langston Hughes's short story "Why, you reckon?" two colored men bond over the fact that they are both hungry and plot to robb the next white men that crosses their path.

However, one of the men take all the loot and leaves the narrator with nothing.

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