Question

Read the passage below and choose the answer that best explains how the allusion gives deeper understanding to the text and the author's purpose.

Even from the beginning in ninth grade, Sasha and Karl’s relationship seemed doomed. They were the Romeo and Juliet of our class. Sasha’s family refused to associate with Karl or his family. And Karl’s friends put pressure on him not to associate with Sasha because she was from a different country and background.

Question 14 options:

The author's purpose for the allusion is to emphasize how the relationship began.


The author's purpose for the allusion is help the reader know what Karl is like.


The author's purpose for the allusion is to emphasize how seriously the relationship is doomed.


The author's purpose for the allusion is to emphasize how much Sasha hates Karl's family.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

The author's purpose for the allusion is to emphasize how seriously the relationship is doomed.

Romeo and Juliet was a tragic story. Two star-crossed lovers who could not be together, and have a sustaining relationship. Comparing Sasha and Karl to this really shows how these two face a similar proposition. Their relationship is doomed. They can't be together like Romeo and Juliet could not be together.