Question

Read this passage from The Metamorphosis.

Now, unfortunately this flight of the manager also seemed completely to bewilder his father, who earlier had been relatively calm, for instead of running after the manager himself or at least not hindering Gregor from his pursuit, with his right hand he grabbed hold of the manager's cane, which he had left behind with his hat and overcoat on a chair.
denotative: series of stairs; connotative: imaginative display
denotative: trip by airplane; connotative: rush
denotative: swift movement; connotative: farewell
denotative: act of leaving: connotative: escape
a) Rush
b) Farewell
c) Imaginative display
d) Escape

Answer 1

The 'flight' of the manager in the passage from The Metamorphosis has a literal meaning of leaving quickly and a figurative meaning of trying to escape, making 'escape' the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question pertains to the concepts of denotation and connotation within the context of a passage from The Metamorphosis. The specific task is to identify the denotative and connotative meaning of the manager's 'flight' as described in the text. Denotation refers to the literal definition of a word, while connotation refers to the social and emotional implications that a word carries beyond its literal meaning.

In the passage, the manager’s 'flight' would have a denotative meaning of swift movement or an act of leaving, and a connotative meaning of an attempt to escape an uncomfortable situation. Corresponding to the multiple-choice options provided and considering the scenario described in the passage, the correct answer is d) Escape, where the denotative is the act of leaving and the connotative is escape.