Both passages emphasize the role of storytelling in passing down cultural traditions and values.

Question: Read the following stanza from the poem “Ceremony”: Their evil is mighty/ but it can’t stand up to our stories./ So they try to destroy the stories/ let the stories be confused or forgotten./ They would like that/ They would be happy/ Because we would be defenseless then. Read the following excerpt from "This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona" by Sherman Alexie: Thomas closed his eyes and this story came to him: "We are all given one thing by which our lives are measured, one determination. Mine are the stories which can change or not change the world. It doesn't matter which as long as I continue to tell the stories. My father, he died on Okinawa in World War II, died fighting for this country, which had tried to kill him for years. My mother, she died giving birth to me, died while I was still inside her. She pushed me out into the world with her last breath. I have no brothers or sisters. I have only my stories which came to me before I even had the words to speak. I learned a thousand stories before I took my first thousand steps. They are all I have. It's all I can do." In what way do the excerpt from "This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona" and the poem stanza from "Ceremony" converge in their portrayal of the theme of cultural preservation? Group of answer choices Both passages depict characters who reject their cultural heritage in favor of assimilation. Both passages emphasize the role of storytelling in passing down cultural traditions and values. Both passages explore the impact of globalization on indigenous communities. Both passages highlight the tension between individual and collective identity.