Question

i wonder what it would be like to have lived in a house where there were ruler marks beside a doorframe, documenting each of my childhood growth spurts; to have a friend who’s known me since nursery; not to feel like a tourist, wandering around with a map in a country that i’m supposed to embrace as my own. how does this sentence contribute to the effectiveness of the authors argument overall? by presenting her conflicting feelings about her own experiences through highly emotional language by referencing common childhood experiences that emphasize her feelings of being in limbo by establishing her understanding of the way that most people who are not tcks grow up

Explanation:

The text references common childhood experiences like door - frame ruler marks and long - term friendships. The author contrasts these with her own feelings of being a tourist in a country she should feel at home in, highlighting her in - between state or feelings of being in limbo.

Answer:

by referencing common childhood experiences that emphasize her feelings of being in limbo