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Which statement best shows a problem in Travels with Charley?
So it was that I determined to look again, to try to rediscover this monster land.
[S]ince my photograph was as widely distributed as my publisher could make it, I would find it impossible to move about without being recognized.
Let me say in advance that in over ten thousand miles, in thirty-four states, I was not recognized even once.
Even those people who might have known me against a background I am supposed to have, in no case identified me in Rocinante.
So it was that I determined to look again, to try to rediscover this monster land.
[S]ince my photograph was as widely distributed as my publisher could make it, I would find it impossible to move about without being recognized.
Let me say in advance that in over ten thousand miles, in thirty-four states, I was not recognized even once.
Even those people who might have known me against a background I am supposed to have, in no case identified me in Rocinante.
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The statement that best shows a problem in "Travels with Charley" is:
**"So it was that I determined to look again, to try to rediscover this monster land."**
This statement reflects the problem of the narrator's struggle to reconnect with America and understand it anew, suggesting a sense of disconnection or loss that drives the journey. The mention of "rediscovering" emphasizes the idea that the narrator feels alienated from the America he once knew and is seeking to address that problem through his travels.
**"So it was that I determined to look again, to try to rediscover this monster land."**
This statement reflects the problem of the narrator's struggle to reconnect with America and understand it anew, suggesting a sense of disconnection or loss that drives the journey. The mention of "rediscovering" emphasizes the idea that the narrator feels alienated from the America he once knew and is seeking to address that problem through his travels.