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question 6 of 20
read this excerpt from james baldwins
otes of a native son\:
in order really to hate white people, one has to blot so much out of the mind - and the heart - that this hatred itself becomes an exhausting and self - destructive pose. but this does not mean, on the other hand, that love comes easily: the white world is too powerful, too complacent, too ready with gratuitous humiliation, and, above all, too ignorant and too innocent for that.
which sentence best explains how the use of parallelism in the excerpt supports baldwins purpose?
a. it emphasizes the problems that prevent one from loving the white world.
b. it proves baldwins central idea by highlighting the obvious.
c. it explains why the white world is unable to replace hate with love.
d. it enumerates the many ways of dealing with the white world.

Explanation:

The parallel structure "too powerful, too complacent, too ready with gratuitous humiliation, and, above all, too ignorant and too innocent" emphasizes the negative aspects of the white world that make it difficult to love. It points out the obstacles to loving the white world.

Answer:

A. It emphasizes the problems that prevent one from loving the white world.