Question

Read the following excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck: We're sorry. It's not us. It's the monster. The bank isn't like a man. Yes, but the bank is only made of men. No, you're wrong there—quite wrong there. The bank is something else than men. It happens that every man in a bank hates what the bank does, and yet the bank does it. The bank is something more than men, I tell you. It's the monster. Men made it, but they can't control it. Which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? A. It creates a frightening tone by using the word "monster." B. It reveals a terrifying world by linking the Great Depression to a haunted house. C. It deflects human responsibility by portraying the bank as the villain. D. It conveys a false impression of the people who work at the bank.

Answer 1

C. It deflects human responsibility by portraying the bank as the villain

Answer 2

Answer: C) It deflects human responsibility by portraying the bank as the villain.

Step-by-step explanation: A metaphor is an indirect comparison between elements that don't are related in an obvious way, it is often used to create an image that helps to explain a point of view or an idea. In the given excerpt from "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck, we can see a metaphor that compares the bank with a monster, it says that men created the bank but now they can't control it, so this metaphor helps to deflect human responsibility by portraying the bank as the villain.