Question

PLEASE GIVE THE RIGHT ARead the excerpt from Other Words for Home.

We live in a town where most people do not speak ill of our president.
But my brother does.
So do his friends who attend the local university.
They have ideas about how the world should be.

Issa says he wants to live in a country where anyone can be anyone
they want to be.

I don't understand what my brother means when he says this.
I wish I understood exactly what my brother wants to be.

Which detail best contributes to the troubled tone of this excerpt?

• "We live in a town where most people do not speak ill / of our president."

• "They have ideas about how the world should be."

•"Issa says he wants to live in a country where / anyone can be / anyone / they want to be."

• "I wish I understood exactly what my brother / wants to be."

Answer 1

The detail that the most contribute to the troubled tone of this excerpt is: "I don't understand what my brother means when he says this. I wish I understood exactly what my brother wants me to be."

This detail highlights the narrator's confusion and lack of comprehension regarding her brother's desires and ideals. The use of "don't understand" and "wish I understood" suggests a sense of unease or concern about the divide between the narrator and her brother's perspectives. It conveys a troubled tone as the narrator grapples with her brother's thoughts and desires.