Question

She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Líder, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. His wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Frustrated, El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains.

Which best explains how Garcia’s word choice helps establish her voice in the excerpt?

Garcia uses short, forceful words to assert a pessimistic opinion on fate.
Garcia uses formal, academic language and location words to suggest a theory about fate.
Garcia uses American baseball terminology to suggest fate’s defeat.
Garcia uses words with positive connotations to suggest an optimistic outlook on fate.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: Garcia uses short, forceful words to assert a pessimistic opinion on fate.

The way in which the writer compared the two scenarios of fate in action has shown the writer's pessimistic view on fate and that it can be something that can change at an instant. It was actually a clever way of writing that the readers can easily understand and relate to.

Answer 2

Garcia uses American baseball terminology to suggest fate's defeat.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt of Cristina Garcia's novel, "Dreaming in Cuban", one of the characters is thinking of the Cuban revolution and how it had scattered her family. The happenings are compared to baseball, as if El Líder - Fidel Castro - had once tried to play for the major leagues - America - but had failed to be signed up by any teams - the Senators. His defeat, his "resting his pitching arm", made him start a revolution that would change lives and history forever.