Question

if we leave out our tortillas - and by that i mean the language, history, cultural values and themes of our literature - the very culture were portraying will die. publishing has often forced us to do just that. trade publishers who control publishing in this country continue to have a very narrow view of the literature of this country.
-- \take the tortillas out of your poetry,\
rudolfo anaya
anaya uses the word tortillas as a symbol for
✓ mexican american culture v
complete
what is anaya claiming by choosing the word tortillas?
○ publishing companies do not appreciate mexican american culture.
○ trade publishers force authors to do what the rest of the country wants them to do.
○ mexican american culture has to be part of mexican american literature to remain alive

Explanation:

Anaya explicitly states that "tortillas" represent Mexican American language, history, cultural values, and literary themes. He argues that excluding this cultural core from literature will cause the portrayed culture to die, meaning the culture must be part of the literature to survive. The other options either misframe the publisher's action or are not the central claim tied to the symbol of "tortillas".

Answer:

Mexican American culture has to be part of Mexican American literature to remain alive.