Which best identifies the purpose behind the author's use of dialect in " you, m'am"? question 8 options: 1to make the characters more authentic and believable 2 to make the story more confusing 3 to make the story more humorous and entertaining 4to make the story more exciting and adventurous

The correct answer is "1".

"Thank You, M'am," tells the story of 2 African American individuals who encounter each other in the street under unconventional circumstances. One of the individuals is a young boy who lives in the street. He decides to rob the other character, who is an adult African American woman. After failing to achieve his goal, the kid is taken by the woman to her house. He is fed and cleaned. The woman then asks him why did he try to steal from her and the kid sincerely tells her he wanted a new pair of shoes. All the communication is done in a colloquial language.

yes, because if hes blind not deaf



question

discuss the two key differences between the prose form of sojourner truth’s speech and the poetic version. use evidence from both texts to support your response.