“you been crying? ” he said to hazel.
“yup,” she said.
“what about? ” he said.
“i forget,” she said. “something real sad on television.”
“what was it? ” he said.
“it’s all kind of mixed up in my mind,” said hazel.
“forget sad things,” said george.
“i always do,” said hazel.
how does this interaction between george and hazel develop kurt vonnegut’s social criticism?
it demonstrates potential problems that occur in a competitive relationship.
it illustrates the need for maintaining equality in a society.
it suggests that women are more emotional than men.
it shows how technology can dehumanize and desensitize people.

> the hunger games

> divergent

> caraval

> and i darken (depends on age range)

> strange the dreamer

> red queen

> the grisha trilogy

> six of crows

> the star-touched queen

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader