Question

"Not like those in the Chinese part of the city: a jumble of rickety shops with people, vegetables, crates of quacking ducks, yard goods, bamboo baskets, and mangy dogs spilling onto a street so narrow it was hardly there."
How does the word choice in the sentence affect the meaning of the text?

Answer 1

Answer:

It adds a feeling of chaos, negativity, and discomfort to the text. It portrays the area described as undesirable.

Explanation:

These parts of the text create this mood

Rickety, or unstable,

Crates filled with quacking ducks,

Mangy dogs, spilling onto narrow streets,

Answer 2

Answer:

It describes the aspects of Chinese culture that the narrator most appreciates.

Explanation:

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