Read the following excerpt from "the four hundred year old woman" by bharati mukherjee and answer the following question.
i have found my way in the united states after many transit stops. the unglimpsed phantom faridpur, and the all too real manhattan have merged as "desh." i am an american. i am an american writer, in the american mainstream, trying to extend it.
what is the implied meaning the author is trying to convey in the allusion all too real manhattan?
a. the lively and bustling city
b. the good and bad of manhattan
c. that manhattan has gotten the best of her
d. manhattan is much like her family's homeland

According to the excerpt, the implied meaning the author, Bharati Mukherjee, is trying to convey in the allusion "all too real Manhattan" is: (D) Manhattan is much like her family's homeland.

An allusion is a figure of speech used to engage the reader. It can be referred to a place (as in this case, Manhattan), and event or a person that is familiar. Allusions are also used to help the readers understand the author's point of view.

d

Explanation:

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.

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