Answer:
he is actually feeling sympathy for tom
Explanation:
I'd say that the aspect of culture that this excerpt from "What For" by Garrett Hongo celebrates is A. holidays.
It is customary in some countries to spend holidays with family talking about past times, and reminiscing.
Answer: the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words (i.e. <u>s</u>wift <u>s</u>eagulls <u>s</u>leep <u>s</u>oundly)