Question

Read the excerpt from chapter 12 of The Awakening. They took a short cut across the sands. At a distance they could see the curious procession moving toward the wharf—the lovers, shoulder to shoulder, creeping; the lady in black, gaining steadily upon them; old Monsieur Farival, losing ground inch by inch, and a young barefooted Spanish girl, with a red kerchief on her head and a basket on her arm, bringing up the rear. Which best describes how the excerpt is an example of realism? The action and plot are driven by minor characters. Details that imitate real life provide the imagery. The tone is passive and the characters’ actions are automatic. Details that exaggerate real life provide the imagery.

Answer 1

Your answer is B.

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Answer 2

Answer: I would contend that the right answer is the B) Details that imitate real life provide the imagery.

Explanation: In this excerpt, Kate Chopin is presenting reality in a plausible and objective way, using a clear language, and paying attention to detail. She is describing an immediate action, specifically a procession that is taking place presently, and she is focusing primarily on the characters that are participating in it - two lovers, a lady, old Monsieur Farival, and a young Spanish girl. These are characteristics of realism. Realism does not exaggerate real life, and characters, and their actions and particularly their feelings and their relationships, play an important role, so options C and D should be discarded.