What do the highlighted words mean?

My best friend is a white girl named denise — we look at boys together. she sat in front of me all through grade school because of our names: o'connor, ozawa. i know the back of denise's head very well. why does the speaker share details about race, friendship, and names in this stanza? check all the correct answers. to indicate that the students were already segregated and isolated to emphasize the idea that all americans were treated as equals prior to the attack to reveal the extent of the impact resulting from the attack on pearl harbor to identify the compassionate response following the attack on pearl harbor

3. of all the characters highlighted in the works included in this unit, which one did you relate to or identify with the most in terms of his or her struggles and conflicts? why? what was it about this character that made him or her affect you as he or she did? be sure to point to specific examples from the work to support your response.

Which best explains the symbolism of changing weather in "the jilting of granny weatherall"?