We had lunch: sandwiches, potato chips, and iced tea. carolyn and her mother talked mostly about neighbors and the congregation at the japanese methodist church in west fresno. her father, who was in khaki work clothes, excused himself with a wave that was almost a salute and went outside. i heard a truck start, a dog bark, and the truck rattle away. how does soto build a central idea of his story in the excerpt?

First is important to understand what a central idea is. A central idea is the element that unifies all the story. They reflect different things such as emotions, conflicts, characters, experiences, discoveries of the main character story. Is important to identify all the elements to explain how the author tied them together, this way the central idea will be understood.

Soto build a central idea by:

- Talking about experiences: "We had lunch: sandwiches, potato chips and iced tea"

- Mentioning the characters: Carolyn, her mother and her father.

- Discoveries: "I heard a truck start, a dog bark and the truck rattle away."

All of these elements and the way they are described, as well as how they connect is the element that unifies all the story.

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explanation:

i don't understand

the words "strangest" and "unusual" suggest (: