Question

but the revolution was an external event, not necessarily an internal emancipation. all their lives my parents, along with a nation of dominicans, had learned the habits of repression, censorship, terror. those habits would not disappear with a few bullets and a national liberation proclamation. they would not disappear on a plane ride north that put hundreds of miles distance between the island and our apartment in new york. and so, long after we had left, my parents were still living in the dictatorship inside their own heads. even on american soil, they were afraid of awful consequences if they spoke out or disagreed with authorities. the first amendment right to free speech meant nothing to them. silence about anything political was the rule in our house. --a genetics of justice, julia alvarez what is the central idea of this passage? ∘ children should work to correct the mistakes of their parents. ∘ if you try hard enough, you can free yourself from social injustice. ∘ it is not easy to correct an injustice that affects an entire generation. ∘ adults must work to solve their own problems in whatever way possible.

Explanation:

The passage from "A Genetics of Justice" by Julia Alvarez describes how the author's parents, along with a nation of Dominicans, had internalized habits of oppression, censorship, and terror. These habits persisted even after they left the Dominican Republic and moved to New York, showing that correcting such deep - seated injustices that affect an entire generation (in this case, the habits and fears ingrained over generations) is not easy. The first option is incorrect as the passage doesn't focus on children correcting parents' mistakes. The second option is wrong because the passage shows that the habits didn't disappear easily, contradicting the idea that hard work alone can free one from social injustice. The fourth option is incorrect as the passage is about the difficulty of overcoming ingrained injustices, not about adults solving their own problems in any way possible.

Answer:

It is not easy to correct an injustice that affects an entire generation.