Question

read the excerpt from black boy.
finally i heard my mothers name called; she rose and began weeping so copiously that she could not talk for a few moments; at last she managed to say that her husband had deserted her and her two children, that her children were hungry, that they stayed hungry, that she worked, that she was trying to raise them alone. then my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. he tried to kiss my mother, but she turned away from him.
which best describes the authors purpose in including this anecdote?
○ to explain the reasons behind wrights fathers decisions
○ to clarify the nature of wrights relationships with his father
○ to explain wrights specific feelings toward his father
○ to clarify wrights fathers attitude, personality, and values

Explanation:

The anecdote contrasts the mother's desperate, distraught account of abandonment and struggle with the father's casual, jaunty, unrepentant demeanor. This highlights the father's lack of care, his dismissive attitude toward his family's suffering, and his self-centered values, rather than focusing on the narrator's relationship/feelings or justifying the father's choices.

Answer:

to clarify Wright's father's attitude, personality, and values