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Read this excerpt from "gravity" by judith ortiz cofer: "lock the door behind me, will you, elenita," she said, her voice soft and sad. i nodded as she walked away without a glance back at me. an hour or so later i found myself looking through my closet for a reasonable compromise between taffeta and denim. which statement best describes the intended aesthetic impact of this excerpt? a. by having elenita look for a compromise between the fabrics, the author emphasizes her remorse. b. by showing elenita to have a change of heart about going to the dance, the author emphasizes the coming of age theme. c. by having elenita's mother leave without looking at her, the author rebukes elenita, leaving the reader disappointed at her behavior. d. by describing the voice of elenita's mother as soft and sad, the author emphasizes her hurt, leaving the reader sympathetic to her. d

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