The element that influences the author’s characterization of Anson Hunter as high-minded and superior is the social context of the setting. The passage illustrates how Anson perceives his position in society and the deference he receives from others, which contributes to his sense of superiority and entitlement.
All the Sad Young Men
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Anson’s first sense of his superiority came to him when he realized the half-grudging American deference that was paid to him in the Connecticut village. The parents of the boys he played with always inquired after his father and mother, and were vaguely excited when their own children were asked to the Hunters’ house. He accepted this as the natural state of things, and a sort of impatience with all groups of which he was not the centre—in money, in position, in authority—remained with him for the rest of his life. He disdained to struggle with other boys for precedence—he expected it to be given him freely, and when it wasn’t he withdrew into his family. His family was sufficient, for in the East money is still a somewhat feudal thing, a clan-forming thing. In the snobbish West, money separates families to form “sets.”
From "The Rich Boy" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Use the passage from All the Sad Young Men by F. Scott Fitzgerald to answer the question.
Which element influences the author’s characterization of Anson Hunter as high minded and superior?
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social context of the setting
social context of the setting
theme
theme
historical context of the setting
historical context of the setting
plot
plot
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