Question

Read the passage from "The Pursuit of Happiness."

The woman on the far side of the desk looks at the floor,
Her head full of Ireland
and the potatoes that blackened and curled and rotted away.
We grew only sadness there
She wants to say.
But this she whispers instead:
'I have come to work as a chambermaid"
And the Important Person stamps her papers without hearing the rest.
"To scrub floors and wash linens until my hands are red and raw,
and I have polished happiness for my child
So she can become a teacher
with hands the color of cream."

Answer 1

Answer:

The potatoes that blackened and curled and rotted away.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The reason why the author added a description of the potatoes is to explain why the woman left Ireland for America.

Why the woman left Ireland

The reason why the woman left the Irish country from the question that we have here is the fact that the potato blight was biting deep into the economy of the people.

The major income of the people was the potato, now life has become hard and she was experiencing losses.

complete question

Why does the author include a description of potatoes in this passage?

to explain the work the woman intends to do

to persuade the reader to avoid eating potatoes

to persuade the reader to support local farmers

to explain why the woman left Ireland for America

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