Question

4.

Read the passage.
From "On Making an Agreeable Marriage" by Jane Austen-Upon the whole, what is to be done? You
certainly have encouraged him to such a point as to make him feel almost secure of you, ...
In this passage, Austen points out a problem for Fanny but does not mention that it is caused by the social customs for dating
What kind of social commentary is this?
O advanced
O progressive
O conscious
O subconscious​

Answer 1

Subconscious

Step-by-step explanation:

A subconscious social commentary is when a writer refers to a problem that is caused by a social custom, but doesn't challenge this costume in an explicit way. In the given passage from "On Making an Agreeable Marriage" by Jane Austen, she points out a problem for Fanny, and she knows it is caused by the social customs for dating, but she doesn't say it to not challenge these customs.