Question

Which two elements of narrative nonfiction can you identify in this excerpt from “My Brother Paul” by Theodore Dreiser?

Often these references to mother or father or their difficulties would bring tears to his eyes. "I can't stand to see people suffer, that's all, not if I have anything," and his eyes glowed sweetly. "And, after all," he added apologetically, "the little I give isn't much. They don't get so much out of me. They don't come to me every day."

Another time—one Christmas Eve it was, when I was comparatively new to New York (my second or third year), I was a little uncertain what to do, having no connections outside of Paul and two sisters, one of whom was then out of the city.

reflection
characterization
suspense
flashback
more than 1 answer

Answer 1

The correct answers are Reflection and Flashback

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Answer 2

• reflection

• characterization

Step-by-step explanation:

A nonfiction narrative refers to a text written to describe or represent a subject as a real and reflective fact. This description aims to demonstrate several different spheres of the same subject, but the discretion may be true or not, it depends on how the author wants the readers to reflect on what is being written.

The text shown in the question above brings the elements description and reflection, which are elements of nonfiction narratives. This is because the text describes a situation where the speaker reflects on memories, helping the poor and emotional songs with others.