Question

In at least 150 words, explain the meaning of the word bane and the effect Ha Jin achieves with this word choice in the title of his short story "The Bane of the Internet."

Answer 1

The word Bane means Inconvenience or curse and in the title it means the curse of the internet.
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Answer 2

The word "bane" refers to something that causes continuous problems or unhappiness.

The effect that Ha Jin manages with this choice of the word "bane" in the title of his tale "The Bane of the Internet" is the curiosity that awakens the reader to know why the Internet can cause unhappiness, problems, discontent.

With this title, the reader is curious to know what effect that negative the Internet has in that story.