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Scholars cite Men of Maize, the 1949 novel by Guatemalan author Miguel Ángel Asturias, as a foundational text of magical realism, the Latin American style of fiction in which antirealistic plot devices-often borrowed from the spiritual and narrative traditions of Indigenous and colonial societies in the Americas-are deployed in an otherwise realistic mode of representation typical of the modern novel. This style has exerted a decisive influence on authors in the United States, including Susan Power, whose 1994 novel The Grass Dancer resembles classic magical realist novels in its juxtaposition of literary realism with long-established cultural traditions-namely, those of the Dakota people of the northern plains.

Which quotation from a literary scholar would most directly support the claim in the underlined portion of the text?

"The cultural traditions of the Dakota people of the northern plains, which figure so prominently in the magical realist tradition of Latin America, permit realistic as well as antirealistic scenarios-much as The Grass Dancer does."

"Although much of The Grass Dancer conforms to the conventions of realistic fiction, Susan Power also incorporates elements drawn from Dakota cultural traditions that transcend and expose the limitations of realism."

"Even though The Grass Dancer alternates between realistic and antirealistic modes of representation, the influence of Dakota cultural traditions remains constant throughout the novel."

"Much of the interest of The Grass Dancer derives from the productive tension between its competing influences-namely, Dakota cultural traditions and the magical realism of Latin America."