The following excerpt is from Marilynne Robinson's novel Gilead (published in 2004). In
this passage, a Christian minister sets out with his son to find the grave of his father, who
was also a minister. Narrated by the young son, this scene takes place in Kansas in 1892
during a drought. Read the passage carefully. Write a paragraph in which you make a
defensible claim regarding how Robinson uses literary elements and techniques to convey
the significance of the setting for the son and his father. In your paragraph, you should
incorporate at least one piece of evidence from the text to support your claim.
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Robinson used literary elements and techniques to convey the significance of the setting for the son and his father by showing how even though the father couldn't do all he wanted for his son, they did what they could to get by. For example it states, "He said, “We might as well look after these other folks while we’re here.” This time the lady had a dinner of navy beans waiting for us. I don’t remember her name, which seems a pity. "

Explanation:

hat shows that they did thing for others not looking for anything in return but still got something out of it.