Question
Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
They were in fact very fine ladies; not deficient in good humour when they were pleased, nor in the power of making themselves agreeable when they chose it, but proud and conceited. They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and of associating with people of rank, and were therefore in every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others.
Which detail shows how the economic setting affects characterization?
A: “They were in fact very fine ladies”
B: “not deficient in good humour when they were pleased”
C: “They were rather handsome”
D: “entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others”
They were in fact very fine ladies; not deficient in good humour when they were pleased, nor in the power of making themselves agreeable when they chose it, but proud and conceited. They were rather handsome, had been educated in one of the first private seminaries in town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in the habit of spending more than they ought, and of associating with people of rank, and were therefore in every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others.
Which detail shows how the economic setting affects characterization?
A: “They were in fact very fine ladies”
B: “not deficient in good humour when they were pleased”
C: “They were rather handsome”
D: “entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others”
Answers
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The detail that shows how the economic setting affects characterization is:
D: “entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others.”
This statement illustrates how their wealth and social status contribute to their sense of superiority and entitlement, which is a reflection of the economic dynamics of their society.
D: “entitled to think well of themselves, and meanly of others.”
This statement illustrates how their wealth and social status contribute to their sense of superiority and entitlement, which is a reflection of the economic dynamics of their society.