Question
Which quote supports the idea that Pip is unhappy despite learning of his great expectations?
Question 20 options:
A)
"After a pause, they both heartily congratulated me; but there was a certain touch of sadness in their congratulations, that I rather resented."
B)
"At those times I would get up and look out at the door; for, our kitchen door opened at once upon the night, and stood open on summer evenings to air the room."
C)
"Dissatisfied with my fortune, of course I could not be; but it is possible that I may have been, without quite knowing it, dissatisfied with myself."
D)
"My heart was beating so fast, and there was such a singing in my ears, that I could scarcely stammer I had no objection."
Question 20 options:
A)
"After a pause, they both heartily congratulated me; but there was a certain touch of sadness in their congratulations, that I rather resented."
B)
"At those times I would get up and look out at the door; for, our kitchen door opened at once upon the night, and stood open on summer evenings to air the room."
C)
"Dissatisfied with my fortune, of course I could not be; but it is possible that I may have been, without quite knowing it, dissatisfied with myself."
D)
"My heart was beating so fast, and there was such a singing in my ears, that I could scarcely stammer I had no objection."
Answers
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The quote that supports the idea that Pip is unhappy despite learning of his great expectations is:
C) "Dissatisfied with my fortune, of course I could not be; but it is possible that I may have been, without quite knowing it, dissatisfied with myself."
This quote suggests that while Pip cannot openly express dissatisfaction with his fortune (his great expectations), he hints at an underlying discontent with himself, indicating an emotional unhappiness despite his apparent good fortune.
C) "Dissatisfied with my fortune, of course I could not be; but it is possible that I may have been, without quite knowing it, dissatisfied with myself."
This quote suggests that while Pip cannot openly express dissatisfaction with his fortune (his great expectations), he hints at an underlying discontent with himself, indicating an emotional unhappiness despite his apparent good fortune.