Read this excerpt from James Baldwin's "Notes of a Native Son":
That year in New Jersey lives in my mind as though it were
the year during which, having an unsuspected predilection
for it, I first contracted some dread, chronic disease, the
unfailing symptom of which is a kind of blind fever, a
pounding in the skull and fire in the bowels. Once this
disease is contracted, one can never be really carefree
again, for the fever, without an instant's warning, can recur
at any moment.
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Which sentence best explains how the use of metaphor in the exc
supports Baldwin's purpose?
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A. By implying that no one is immune to the symptoms of racial
hatred, it shows that everyone has the capacity to hate.
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B. By suggesting that hatred is a disease that can manifest itself at
any time, it shows how pervasive hatred can be.
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C. By describing the author's experience with a similar disease, it
implies that hatred is contagious.
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D. By using a description of hatred that appeals to the senses, it
helps readers better imagine the effects of hatred.
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