Excerpt A (African prose):
"The rain fell as the old man recited the proverb, ‘When the drum beats, the heart follows.' He remembered his father's voice, the soil beneath his feet, and the market's chatter that morning."

Excerpt B (Non‑African prose):
"She stared at the cracked photograph, then the scene shifted—she was a child again, running through the alley, the scent of jasmine mixing with the distant siren. The memory surged, then snapped back to the present, where the city lights flickered like fireflies."

Which excerpt uses a non‑linear narrative structure, and what is the primary effect of this structure on the development of the central theme of identity?

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Excerpt A (African prose):
"The rain fell as the old man recited the proverb, ‘When the drum beats, the heart follows.' He remembered his father's voice, the soil beneath his feet, and the market's chatter that morning."

Excerpt B (Non‑African prose):
"She stared at the cracked photograph, then the scene shifted—she was a child again, running through the alley, the scent of jasmine mixing with the distant siren. The memory surged, then snapped back to the present, where the city lights flickered like fireflies."

Which excerpt uses a non‑linear narrative structure, and what is the primary effect of this structure on the development of the central theme of identity?

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Excerpt B; it creates a fragmented, evolving sense of identity by juxtaposing past and present

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