Dreaming in Cuban and Like Mexicans Excerpts Comparison

Dreaming in Cuban Excerpt

She considers the vagaries of sports, the happenstance of El Líder, a star pitcher in his youth, narrowly missing a baseball career in America. His wicked curveball attracted the major league scouts, and the Washington Senators were interested in signing him but changed their minds. Frustrated, El Líder went home, rested his pitching arm, and started a revolution in the mountains.

Like Mexicans Excerpt

We talked for an hour and had apple pie and coffee, slowly. Finally, we got up with Carolyn taking my hand. Slightly embarrassed, I tried to pull away but her grip held me. I let her have her way as she led me down the hallway with her mother right behind me. . . . Carolyn waved again. I looked, back, waving. . . . Her people were like Mexicans, only different.

Both excerpts depict unexpected turns of events in the lives of the characters. In Dreaming in Cuban, El Líder's potential baseball career is cut short, leading him to start a revolution. Similarly, in Like Mexicans, the narrator experiences an unexpected connection with Carolyn, whose people are described as being "like Mexicans, only different."

The structures of the excerpts are similar in that they both introduce a significant event or relationship that marks a turning point for the characters involved. The stories unfold through these events, exploring themes of missed opportunities, new beginnings, and cultural differences.

I believe that the correct answer should be B.