two central ideas of the selection might be stated as follows:\nwriting is most effective when it is true to…

two central ideas of the selection might be stated as follows:\nwriting is most effective when it is true to ones own experience.\na persons heritage is not the same as who he or she is.\nwhich quotation from the selection best supports both central ideas?\na. \i dont know exactly how and when i realized that the novel i was writing was doomed.\ (lines 1-2)\nb. \maybe i was simply stepping back and taking an honest look at last.\ (lines 3-4)\nc. \it was someone elses story, that of relatives i neither knew nor understood, and i did not have the personal stake in it that would make it ring true on the page.\ (lines 24-26)\nd. \and a good poem, unlike my narrow - minded novel, could be read several ways, so that each reader could come away with something different.\ (lines 44-46)

two central ideas of the selection might be stated as follows:\nwriting is most effective when it is true to ones own experience.\na persons heritage is not the same as who he or she is.\nwhich quotation from the selection best supports both central ideas?\na. \i dont know exactly how and when i realized that the novel i was writing was doomed.\ (lines 1-2)\nb. \maybe i was simply stepping back and taking an honest look at last.\ (lines 3-4)\nc. \it was someone elses story, that of relatives i neither knew nor understood, and i did not have the personal stake in it that would make it ring true on the page.\ (lines 24-26)\nd. \and a good poem, unlike my narrow - minded novel, could be read several ways, so that each reader could come away with something different.\ (lines 44-46)

Answer

Brief Explanations:

  • For the first central idea (Writing is most effective when it is true to one's own experience):
    • In option C, the author mentions that the story was "someone else's story" and they "did not have the personal stake in it that would make it ring true on the page". This shows that without personal experience (no personal stake), the writing (the novel) was not effective (doomed as per line 1 - 2 context, though line 24 - 26 directly relate to lack of personal truth in writing).
  • For the second central idea (A person’s heritage is not the same as who he or she is):
    • The story was of "relatives I neither knew nor understood". Heritage could be associated with relatives (a part of one's heritage might be family history). But the author, who is a different person, did not connect with that story (so heritage - relatives' story - is not the same as the author's own identity as a writer who needs personal experience for effective writing).

Answer:

C. "It was someone else's story, that of relatives I neither knew nor understood, and I did not have the personal stake in it that would make it ring true on the page." (lines 24 - 26)