This question is based on Literary Principles. 'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; t...

This question is based on Literary Principles.

'Standing on the veranda, I see my sons Alioune and Malick arriving in tears. They are in a pitiable state; torn clothes, bodies covered in dust from a fall, knees bleeding beneath the shorts. There is a larg hole in the right sleeve of Malick's sweater; the arm on the same side hangs down limply. One of the boys supporting him explained to me:

'A motorcyclist knocked down Malick and Alioune.

We were playing football'''

Mariama Ba, 'So Long a Letter'

The use of the present tense in the passage