Question

So The Great Wave, far from being the quintessence of Japan, is a hybrid work, a

fusion of European materials and conventions with a Japanese sensibility. No wonder
this image has been so loved in Europe: it is an exotic relative, not a complete
stranger.
It also, I think, shows a peculiarly Japanese ambivalence. As a viewer, you have no
place to stand, no footing. You too must be in a boat, under the Great Wave, and in
danger. The dangerous sea over which European things and ideas travelled has,
however, been drawn with a profound ambiguity.
What is the author's viewpoint in this excerpt?
O The Great Wave represents feelings of contentment in Japanese culture.
O The Great Wave was created using Japanese materials.
0 The Great Wave represents feelings of ambivalence in Japanese culture.
D The Great Wave was created using European techniques.

Answer 1

C) The Great Wave represents feelings of ambivalence in Japanese culture.

Step-by-step explanation:

One of the most well-known works of Japanese art is The Great Wave, also known as The Great Wave off Kanagawa.