Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain."

Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. And the guys would think he was tough, someone who could take a punch and give it back. He wanted "cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

Why does Soto most likely open the story with this characterization of Alfonso?

to establish the idea that Alfonso cares a lot about how other people see him
to show that Alfonso has an unrealistic view of what makes people beautiful
to establish the idea that Alfonso is often in conflict with the people around him
to show that Alfonso has to work hard to look as good as other people do

Question

Read the excerpt from "Broken Chain."

Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked. Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach to even deeper ripples, dark ones, so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. And the guys would think he was tough, someone who could take a punch and give it back. He wanted "cuts” like those he had seen on a calendar of an Aztec warrior standing on a pyramid with a woman in his arms.

Why does Soto most likely open the story with this characterization of Alfonso?

to establish the idea that Alfonso cares a lot about how other people see him
to show that Alfonso has an unrealistic view of what makes people beautiful
to establish the idea that Alfonso is often in conflict with the people around him
to show that Alfonso has to work hard to look as good as other people do

Isry · Answer

Alright so from reading this excerpt what do you think the answer is?

sxdsouls · Answer

B perhaps ? e.e

Isry · Answer

Not quite. What is Alfonso's motivation here?

sxdsouls · Answer

Wait I think A -

Isry · Answer

Why do you think it's A?

sxdsouls · Answer

`Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked.` -?

Isry · Answer

That's one of them. What else supports this idea?

sxdsouls · Answer

`Last week he did fifty sit-ups a day, thinking that he would burn those already apparent ripples on his stomach` ?..

Isry · Answer

Yes, but it's deeper than that. His overall motivation is for people to notice the way he looks.

sxdsouls · Answer

`so when he went swimming at the canal next summer, girls in cut-offs would notice. And the guys would think he was tough, someone who could take a punch and give it back.` D:

sxdsouls · Answer

i think ;-;

Isry · Answer

Yeah exactly. So what is the answer?

sxdsouls · Answer

A ???

Isry · Answer

Bingo.

sxdsouls · Answer

DKJASJDSAKLSJ ok tyty B)