#15 - Global Reference, Must Be True, Author's Perspective

[Administrator]

Complete Question Explanation

The correct answer choice is (C).

Answer choice (A):

Answer choice (B):

Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice.

Answer choice (D):

Answer choice (E):

This explanation is still in progress. Please post any questions below!

[landphil]

Hi, I don't understand why C is better than A (I incorrectly put A btw)? A involves the "unexpected focus mentioned in passage B and the ability of the author, Cather, to show something about a person without explicitly saying it.

Is it just because C is more a psychological thing, whereas A is more about a material thing: the wealthiness of a person?

Thanks.

[Robert Carroll]

landphil,

The characterization Cather shows (in common with Turgenev) according to passage A is all psychological. Nothing about answer choice (A) is psychological. We have selections like "...not depicting her characters' emotions directly but telling us how they behave" and "details that described a character's appearance and actions without trying to explain them." It's not "something about a person" that is shown, but psychological characterization done in an indirect manner.

Robert Carroll

[landphil]

landphil,

The characterization Cather shows (in common with Turgenev) according to passage A is all psychological. Nothing about answer choice (A) is psychological. We have selections like "...not depicting her characters' emotions directly but telling us how they behave" and "details that described a character's appearance and actions without trying to explain them." It's not "something about a person" that is shown, but psychological characterization done in an indirect manner.

Robert Carroll

I see, I glossed over the fact that it was primarily a psychological thing and not just a way to describe people indirectly. Thank you!