Question

What motivates the narrator in Ralph Ellison's "The Black Ball" to stretch the truth, or tell lies, throughout the story? (1 point)

It is a fun diversion.
It is a survival mechanism.
It is a way to create havoc for others.
It is a means of maintaining self-respect

Answer 1

The answer is It is a survival mechanism. It will help him to make his story an interesting one and to lenghten it for the readers to enjoy its plot. It is called as a survival mechanism because it will strive just to survive.