Question

Which excerpt from "There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella" illustrates why the man most likely continues to hit the narrator?

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"It was the very same man who now, as I'm writing, keeps whacking me, mechanically and impassively, with an umbrella."

"On that occasion I turned around filled with indignation: he just kept on hitting me. I asked him if he was crazy: he didn’t even seem to hear me."

"Many times I have let him have it with punches, kicks, and even - God forgive me - umbrella blows. He would meekly accept the blows. He would accept them as though they were part of his job."

"And this is precisely the weirdest aspect of his personality: that unshakable faith in his work coupled with a complete lack of animosity."

Answer 1

The correct answer is option four.

The statement which best illustrates the reason why the man continues to hit he narrator is that the man has beliefs or opinions unable to be changed. However, the man' absence of strong hostility also provides justification for the protagonist's beating.