Question

. I ignored them and climbed the back fence to see my best friend, Scott, a second-generation Okie.

What is the meaning of the underlined term in this context?

A :someone who is from the West and whose parents are from the West

B: someone who is racist and whose parents who are racist

C: someone who is not Mexican and whose parents are not Mexican

D: someone who is fluent in English and whose parents are fluent in English

Answer 1

A second-generation Okie is someone whose parents migrated from Oklahoma during the Dust Bowl period, mostly to Western states for better employment opportunities. It does not connote any racial or language characteristic, but indicates lineage and migration history of the family. The correct answer is option A. someone who is from the West and whose parents are from the West

Step-by-step explanation:

The underlined term second-generation Okie refers to a person whose parents were part of the Okie migration during the Dust Bowl crisis of the 1930s, which involved people predominantly from Oklahoma moving to other western states to find employment and a better life. This migration was precipitated by severe drought and poor land management practices leading to the collapse of agriculture in Oklahoma.

The term 'Okie' was used, often derogatively, to label these migrants, but the underlined term simply indicates someone who is the offspring of these original migrants, being the second generation born or living in a place different from Oklahoma.