Answer:
B. They create sympathy for the living conditions of enslaved Africans.
D. They compare the lives of enslaved people with the lives of free people.
E. They provide a metaphor for the bitterness and sweetness of the sugar trade.
Step-by-step explanation:
In the text Sugar Changed the World, the authors describe the way in which the sugar business in America forever altered the way the world operated. They provide ample evidence to support this argument. One of the effects of the sugar business was the development of large slave plantations. The authors provide descriptions that create sympathy for the conditions of the enslaved Africans. They also compare their lives with those of free people. Finally, they provide a metaphor for the bitterness and sweetness of the sugar trade.