read the excerpt from black boy.\n\nfrom far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had…

read the excerpt from black boy.\n\nfrom far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city, and who had at last fled the city—that same city which had lifted me in its burning arms and borne me toward alien and undreamed-of shores of knowing.\n\nwhich best describes wright’s realization in this excerpt?\n\n○ wright acknowledges that the city that destroyed his father’s dreams was the same city that fulfilled his own.\n○ wright acknowledges that his father was destined to fail in the city, just as generations failed after him.\n○ wright acknowledges that his father had the same opportunities in the city he did.\n○ wright acknowledges that his success was based solely on the lessons he learned from his father’s failure.

read the excerpt from black boy.\n\nfrom far beyond the horizons that bound this bleak plantation there had come to me through my living the knowledge that my father was a black peasant who had gone to the city seeking life, but who had failed in the city; a black peasant whose life had been hopelessly snarled in the city, and who had at last fled the city—that same city which had lifted me in its burning arms and borne me toward alien and undreamed-of shores of knowing.\n\nwhich best describes wright’s realization in this excerpt?\n\n○ wright acknowledges that the city that destroyed his father’s dreams was the same city that fulfilled his own.\n○ wright acknowledges that his father was destined to fail in the city, just as generations failed after him.\n○ wright acknowledges that his father had the same opportunities in the city he did.\n○ wright acknowledges that his success was based solely on the lessons he learned from his father’s failure.

Answer

Brief Explanations:

To solve this, we analyze each option against the excerpt:

  • Option 1: The excerpt says the father "failed in the city" (destroyed his dreams) and the city "borne me toward alien and undreamed - of shores of knowing" (fulfilled Wright's). This matches.
  • Option 2: The excerpt has no mention of generations failing after the father, so this is incorrect.
  • Option 3: The father failed in the city while Wright had a different experience (gained knowledge), so they didn't have the same opportunities. Incorrect.
  • Option 4: The excerpt doesn't say Wright's success was solely from his father's failure. Incorrect.

Answer:

A. Wright acknowledges that the city that destroyed his father’s dreams was the same city that fulfilled his own.