Question

Item 4

In "My Father Is a Simple Man," how does the author develop the speaker's viewpoint toward his father?


by comparing the speaker's father with the other fathers in town


by emphasizing the fact that the speaker's father is complex and difficult to approach


by highlighting the speaker's father's work ethic, kindness, and inner strength


by recognizing that the speaker's father is beloved by the entire community

Answer 1

he is an ordinary man because that is what the speaker is talking about

Answer 2

The story develops the character of the speaker's father to keep things simple by not do anything extraordinary, not to compare himself to other fathers, is a devoted father on his devoted job, and is not judged by the community how or what he does in his job or the speaker.