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Read the excerpt from Black Boy.
Finally I heard my mother's name called; she rose and began weeping so copiously that she could not t
a few moments; at last she managed to say that her husband had deserted her and her two children, th
children were hungry, that they stayed hungry, that she worked, that she was trying to raise them alone
my father was called; he came forward jauntily, smiling. He tried to kiss my mother, but she turned awa
him.
Which best describes the author's purpose in including this anecdote?
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45:3
to explain the reason's behind Wright's father's decisions
to clarify the nature of Wright's relationships with his father
O to explain Wright's specific feelings toward his father
to clarify Wright's father's attitude, personality, and values