Question

Which lines from Brighton Beach Memoirs help the audience understand the historical setting? Listen, I hope you don't repeat this to anybody... What I'm telling you are my secret memoirs. It's called, "The Unbelievable, Fantastic and Completely Private Thoughts of I, Eugene Morris Jerome..." "Attention, ladeees and gentlemen! Today's game will be delayed because of my Aunt Blanche's headache..." Was I fresh? I swear ... That's what she said to me yesterday... One day I'm going to put all this in a book or a play. I'm going to be a writer like Ring Lardner or somebody -- that's if things don't work out first with the Yankees, or the Cubs, or the Red Sox, or maybe possibly the Tigers... If I get down to the St. Louis Browns, then I'll definitely be a writer.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this question is D. I'm going to be a writer like Ring Lardner or somebody -- that's if things don't work out first with the Yankees, or the Cubs, or the Red Sox, or maybe possibly the Tigers... If I get down to the St. Louis Browns, then I'll definitely be a writer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The historical setting in a story includes all elements related to the year, decade, or historical period, in which the story develops. In the case of Brighton Beach Memories, this occurs in New York at the end of the 1930s. Moreover, this historical setting is better explained through details such as "a writer like Ring Lardner or somebody" because the narrator explains his desire to become a famous writer and mentions a popular writer during this age and in this country (the U.S). This is emphasized by details such as " the Yankees, or the Cubs, or the Red Sox" because these are all famous sports teams in the U.S. According to this, the last option is the one that helps the audience understand and recognize the historical setting.