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What is the central idea of the essay?
What is the central idea of the essay?
A. The author does not think turkey is the best part of the Thanksgiving meal, but the work it took to prepare is a special memory of time spent with his mother.
What are TWO reasons that the author describes the turkey as a 'trussed monument to guilt' (Paragraph 2)?
What are TWO reasons that the author describes the turkey as a 'trussed monument to guilt' (Paragraph 2)?
A. The author feels like he is required to eat the turkey because it takes so much effort to cook. B. The author feels like he is not able to be as thankful as he should be for the meal.
