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09.12.2020 • 
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24. In this excerpt from “Traveling," the author describes the reaction of the white man who sees her holding the African American baby on the bus. The underlined words are a reference to a
famous poem by Robert Frost.
In a loud voice he addressed me: Lady, I wouldn't of touched that thing with a meat
hook. I thought, Oh, this world will end in ice. I could do nothing but look straight
into his eyes. ... Then I held that boy a little tighter.
In his poem, Frost suggests that hatred is a force cold and powerful enough to end the world.
Which is the most likely reason that the author includes this reference to Frost's poem?
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