My mother had pulled my hair harder than usual while braiding it, and I had dissolved into a pool of total self-pity...Buttoning me into my stiff blouse while I tried to squirm away from her, my mother attempted to explain to me that I was a big girl now and should try to understand that, like all the other children my age, I had to go to school.
What do the author's word choices convey about her viewpoint as she remembers this moment?
Question 6 options:
Word choices such as "big girl now" and "children my age" help readers see that the author views her childhood as rushed and that she had to grow up too quickly.
Word choices such as "my mother pulled my hair harder than usual" indicates that the author views her childhood self as selfish.
Word choices such as "dissolved into a pool of self-pity" and "stiff blouses" help readers see that the author views her childhood self fondly, but also realistically.
Word choices such as "squirm away from her" and "had to go to school" indicate that the author views her childhood self as spoiled.