Question

(RI.2.5) Read this sentence from the article.

I wonder what it would be like to have lived in a house where there were ruler
marks beside a door frame, documenting each of my childhood growth
spurts; to have a friend who's known me since nursery, not to feel like a
tourist, wandering around with a map in a country that I'm supposed to
embrace as my own
How does this sentence contribute to the effectiveness of the author's
argument overall?

Answer 1

by referencing common childhood experiences that emphasize her feelings of being in limbo

Step-by-step explanation:

This question is about the article "Am I rootless, or am I free?" where the author reflects on being a person who did not grow up in a single culture, but in a mixture of cultures from different places. According to the author, these experiences make her feel that no culture is hers, no country she lived in is really her home, she feels in limbo and wonders how she would have felt if she had the experiences that ordinary children you can have a best childhood friend and have a house with walls marked with its different dimensions during growth.