Question

Read this excerpt from "Gravity" by Judith Ortiz Cofer:

Seeing the way she held on to him, and how he placed his
lips on her tear-streaked face as if to absorb her grief, I felt
a need awakening in me, a sort of hunger to connect with
someone of my own. One minute into the new year-the
beginning of the year of my revolution-and it had nothing
to do with the times, but with time's only gift to us: the love
that binds us, its gravitational pull.
Which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this
excerpt?
A. By expressing her need to connect with someone, the author
reinforces the theme of the loneliness in times of crisis.
B. By describing Elenita's reaction to her parents' embrace, the author
shows how wrong she was toward them.
C. By referring to Elenita's revolution, the author shows that she
hasn't changed from the beginning of the story, leaving the reader
disappointed.
D. By describing the love between Elenita's parents, the author
emphasizes its triumph over petty differences, leaving the reader
inspired

Answer 1

D. By describing the love between Elenita's parents, the author emphasizes its triumph over petty differences, leaving the reader inspired

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the excerpt from "Gravity" by Judith Ortiz Cofer, Elenita witnesses her parents hug and her dad placing his lips on his wife's tear-streaked in an effort to absorb her pain, once again rekindling their love, thus making Elenita feeling a need to connect with someone of her own.

The statement that best describes the intended aesthetic impact of the passage is that it emphasizes the triumph of love over petty differences.