1.the author of "my brother's keeper" emphasizes jamie's conflict by?
- describing the car accident in detail
- detailing jamie's physical appearance and good grades
- flashing back to earlier events with his brother ted
- including the incident of his parents' death

2. in "my brother's keeper" the author includes the line " and jamie thought to himself, this time it must be bad" in jamie's phone conversation with ted in order to?
- explain how uncle harry usually takes care of ted
- develop ted as a character who often is in trouble
- demonstrates jamie's fatigue at being woken in the middle of the night
- show jamie as the person who is always willing to in times of trouble

Flashing back to earlier events with his brother Ted.

Develop Ted as a character who often is in trouble.

Explanation:

In "My Brother's Keeper," the narrator is telling us about the conflicts that two brothers endure. These are Ted and Jamie. Ted is the older brother, however, he is often in trouble and Jamie is responsible for helping him out. The narrator emphasizes this conflictive pattern by flashing back to earlier events with Ted.

The fact that Jamie thought to himself "this time it must be bad" emphasizes that this is one of many times in which Jamie has received a similar call. This highlights the fact that Ted is a person who is often in trouble. It also conveys the idea that it is Jamie who often has to help him out.

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.