What is the historical allusion?
For the last several months, Rebecca had been working with her team on raising money in her neighborhood to donate to the hurricane Katrina Relief Fund. They were having a competition with groups to see who could raise the most money in a year. She and her team thought of creative ways to earn money, other than the basic chores, car washes, and baby-sitting that other teams were doing. She and her team had become close, and they vowed that they would stick together.
A few months into the project, one of Rebecca’s team members stopped coming to the meetings and helping out. Soon, one of the other teams was using the same creative ideas for raising money as Rebecca’s team. Within days, Rebecca learned that this member had joined another team. She was disappointed and told her team that she now knew how Benedict Arnold’s troops felt.
is it B
.
a Benedict Arnold.
b local homeless shelter
c Katrina Relief Fund
It is not B.
is it c
it is b
WICH ONE IS IT?
The historical allusion in this passage is option A, Benedict Arnold.
To understand the reference, we need to have some background knowledge about Benedict Arnold. Benedict Arnold was a general during the American Revolutionary War. Initially, he fought for the American colonies against the British. However, he later defected and joined the British side, becoming notorious as a traitor in American history.
In the given passage, Rebecca compares the situation with her team member to how Benedict Arnold's troops must have felt. This comparison implies that Rebecca feels betrayed by her team member's decision to join another team and sees it as an act of disloyalty similar to what Arnold's troops experienced when he switched sides during the war.
So, the correct answer to the question "What is the historical allusion?" is option A, Benedict Arnold.