"my father asked me abruptly, you'd rather write than preach, wouldn't you? " why does this conversation surprise the narrator? a. because his father was senile at this point in his life b. because the narrator had already decided to be a preacher c. because it was the first conversation he had with his father in years d. because it is the only real question his father ever asked him the answer is d!

D. because it is the only real question his father ever asked him .

Explanation:

Each day of our lives we settle on choices and decisions, regardless of whether they are positive or negative for us. To him composing is everything, he doesn't need sharpness to murder his dad so he said he needs to turn into an author since composing draws out reality in nearly everything.

We as a whole have that specific thing that we want to do and for Baldwin, it was to write. He was able to express himself through his writings, just like we express ourselves in other ways.

b)metaphor

explanation:

when reading the sentence carefully it says,"hope is a thing with feathers" it's like saying: hope is a thing like feathers

get what i'm saying? instead of using a smilie like or as they use "with"

it would be nice enough if i got .

yes, we appreciate these things!