Question

I haven’t had a seizure in seven years, but the doctors tell me that I am “susceptible to seizure activity.” Isn’t that one of the worst phrases you’ve ever heard? Susceptible to seizure activity. Doesn’t that just roll off the tongue like poetry? I also had a stutter and a lisp. Or maybe I should say I had a st-st-st-st-stutter and a lissssssssththththp.

Which character trait does the characterization from the passage above reveal about Arnold?

sensitive
self-deprecating
cynical
compliant

Answer 1

The answer is self-deprecating.

Step-by-step explanation:

This character can't get past the negativity that he feels for himself.

Answer 2

This should be cynical because he's presenting it in a somewhat humorous yet tragic way. Self-deprecating and sensitive would be a lot more depressive.