The option best explains this excerpt's role in the problem-and-solution structure of the passage is A. The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage. Problem and solution is a pattern of the organization expressed as a dilemma or concerning issue and something that was done to remedy this issue or attempted solutions. Notes of a Native Son is a non-fiction book by James Baldwin. It was his first non-fiction book and was published in 1955.
Answer:
A). The excerpt presents the solution to the overarching problem in the passage.
Explanation:
Problem-and-solution structure is demonstrated as the organizational pattern in which author brings in a concerning issue, dilemma, or problem and proffers a solution or remedy to resolve it.
As per the question, option A displays the statement that most appropriately elaborates the given excerpt's role in following a 'problem-and-solution' structure as it offers a solution to the overarching concern or problem that has been discussed in the passage. Thus, the excerpt contributes to proffer a key element of the problem-and-solution pattern of the passage i.e. 'remedy or solution to the issue' through the descriptions like 'discovered that the weight of white people....an awful thing to live with.' Thus, option A is the correct answer.
