Question

which selection best summarizes the central idea of the excerpt? an author admires the homeless veterans strength. an author misses her friend martin. an author dislikes popular girls at school. an author is forced to consider her environment and privileges. i will always write back by caitlin alifirenka and martin ganda -caitlin- as happy as i was to get news that martin had received the package, several sentences in his letter upset me. to this day, they still make me cry. he wrote: my mother wants to thank you for the shoes. and now she will be counted in the society. that just floored me. i thought, how can someone be overlooked or ignored just because she doesnt have shoes? it made me realize how much injustice was happening in the world—and probably in hatfield, too. i started obsessing about how ridiculous it was that people were treated badly because of how much money they did or did not have. i was halfway through ninth grade and could see how all those cliques formed in school around money. the popular girls were all from families like mine that could afford to buy them the trendiest clothes, shoes and makeup. they went on vacations to cool places—like florida and the bahamas—and to see concerts, or to six flags amusement park with their families. then there were also kids who had money and used it to gain access to these cliques, like marie. her family was really wealthy but she was very shy and a little nerdy—the opposite of her mother, who went to high school with my mom and was on the prom queens court. i think it bothered her that marie was not more popular. so she bought six tickets to see n sync and then told marie to invite all the popular girls, including me. none of the other girls liked her—theyd say mean things about her behind her back. but they all accepted the tickets, which made me feel nauseated. i told marie i couldnt go because i had to babysit, which was true. i was relieved. i didnt want any part of that. a few weeks after i received martins letter, my mom took me to a luncheon at gwynedd mercy

Explanation:

The excerpt shows the author reflecting on injustice due to money - related differences in school and society after receiving a letter from Martin. It focuses on the author considering her environment and privileges.

Answer:

An author is forced to consider her environment and privileges.