Read the following excerpt from "The Four Hundred Year Old Woman" by Bharati Mukherjee and answer the following
question
I was born into a religion that placed me, a Brahmin, at the top of its hierarchy while condemning me, as a
woman, to a role of subservience. The larger political entity to which I first gave my allegiance-India-was
not even a sovereign nation when I was born
Which best describes the author's overall perspective in the above paragraph?
She did not choose to be Brahmin; she was born into it.
Most women in India led lives of subservience.
Much of what she was born into made little sense to her, but this foundation gave her a unique perspective.
India was not yet a sovereign state, but has a great future ahead.

An excerpt from the book “The Four A Hundred-Year-Old Woman” states how she was born into Brahmins but didn't choose it. Thus, option A is correct.

Who is Bharati Mukherjee?

Bharati Mukherjee is an Indian-American citizen who lived in America and wrote many short stories and some books too. She mostly wrote about the shift from India to America.

Her Books were about the change in culture, the Indian culture, and her migration. Her famous writing is a book called Jasmine.

The excerpt tells us about the decision that she did not get to make as she was born into the Brahmins and that was the time before India became a sovereign country. And also that the Brahmins were being put at the top hierarchy and were superior to the others. Therefore, option A is the correct option.

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