Question

Select the correct answer.

Read the following excerpt from a personal essay titled "Lost Childhood." What is the main idea of the essay?

Looking back at my childhood 20 years later, I never realized the many opportunities that I received. Back then, I thought my childhood was filled with things that my parents didn't allow me to do. But now, I realize that my parents did allow me to have many positive experiences. I was allowed to travel with friends on school trips. I was allowed to play sports. I was allowed to choose what I wanted to study. When I talk to friends I grew up with, we are amazed by the opportunities we had. We are grateful for our childhood experiences, even though we didn't recognize and appreciate them at the time.



A.
Childhood often isn’t appreciated until we are grown.
B.
Childhood isn’t an easy time period for every person.
C.
Parents often don’t openly express themselves with their children.
D.
Parents often make childhood more difficult for their children.

Answer 1

A.

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Answer 2

A

Step-by-step explanation:

A in this situation is the most logical answer.

Answer B is stating that childhood is not an easy time for every person, the essay states, "But now, I realize that my parents did allow me to have many positive experiences" This excerpt isnt talking about others childhood, but rather HIS own childhood. Though it might be true, it's not the main point.

Answer C says that parents dont express themselves often with their children. Now like answer B, that might be the case in real-life, but it's not what the excerpt is talking about.

Answer D says parents make childhood difficult. Again, might be the case but this excerpt is talking about the opposite thing. "But now, I realize that my parents did allow me to have many positive experiences."

Therefore, its answer A, and because the beginning says, "Looking back at my childhood 20 years later" it just proves further more.