Question

read the body paragraph from an interpretive analysis of literary texts.
amy tan uses figurative language in \two kinds\ to express a young chinese american girl’s frustration with her mother’s expectation of perfection. tan’s main character remembers thinking, \such a sad, ugly girl! i made high - pitched noises like a crazed animal, trying to scratch out the face in the mirror.\
what should come next in this body paragraph?
○ a reason that supports the writer’s thesis
○ a definition of figurative language
○ a quotation from another literary text
○ a comment that states the author’s viewpoint

Explanation:

This is a literary analysis paragraph. It has already stated the thesis (Tan uses figurative language to show frustration) and included a textual quotation. The next logical step is to add a comment that analyzes the quotation and connects it back to the author's viewpoint about the character's frustration. A supporting reason for the thesis was already introduced, a definition of figurative language is unnecessary here, and a quotation from another text is irrelevant to this focused analysis of Two Kinds.

Answer:

a comment that states the author's viewpoint