Question

How does the narrator's view of the river change in "Two Ways of Viewing the River."

O a) Originally he sees it scary and foreign, but later he sees it as familiar and comforting.

O b) He first thinks of the river as dirty and gross but later comes to appreciate its natural beauty.

O c) At first he sees it as beautiful, but his experiences take away the wonder of it.

d) He first sees it only for swimming and fishing but later sees ways in which the river provides a livelihood for those working it

Answer 1

c) At first he sees it as beautiful, but his experiences take away the wonder of it.

Step-by-step explanation:

The book Two Ways of Viewing the River by Mark Twan tells of his personal experience that also applies to many other people today. He once loved and adored the river. But his attraction to it soon waned when he became a steamboat pilot. Twain thus wondered whether it was better to just admire the beauty of nature or get so used to it that our attraction to it fades.

He compared this to doctors who have become so used to observing diseases in the human body that they might not recognize it when a woman has a flush on her face. This is because they might attribute that to a disease.