While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
Some powerful works of literature have so influenced readers that
new legislation has been passed as a result.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789) is the
autobiography of a man who endured slavery on both sides of the
Atlantic.
Equiano's book contributed to the passage of the Slave Trade Act of
1807.
The Jungle (1906) is a fictional work by Upton Sinclair that describes
unsanitary conditions in US meatpacking plants.
Sinclair's book contributed to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug
Act in 1906.
The student wants to emphasize a difference between the two books.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to
accomplish this goal?
Choose 1 answer:
They may have written about different topics, but Equiano and
Sinclair both influenced readers.
The 1807 Slave Trade Act resulted in part from a book by Equiano,
while the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act resulted in part from a
book by Sinclair.
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano and The
Jungle are two works of literature that contributed to new
legislation (concerning the slave trade and food safety,
respectively).
Although both are powerful works of literature that contributed to
new legislation, Equiano's book is an autobiography, while
Sinclair's is fictional.