read the excerpt from enriques journey. the train passes into northern chiapas. enrique sees men with hoes…

read the excerpt from enriques journey. the train passes into northern chiapas. enrique sees men with hoes tending their corn and women inside their kitchens patting tortillas into shape. cowboys ride past and smile. fieldworkers wave their machetes and cheer the migrants on: \qué bueno!\ mountains draw closer. plantain fields soften into cow pastures. enriques train slows to a crawl. monarch butterflies flutter alongside, overtaking his car. how do the underlined phrases support the authors purpose? they show that many friendly people live in the area. they show that the migrants are not needed in these fields. they show that the worst part of the train ride may be over. they show how much time has passed since the ride began.

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