A Story of Vengeance by Alice Ruth Moore

Question

PART B: Which quotation from the story best supports the answer to Part A?

A. "I grew cold and proud, and with an iron will crushed and stamped all love for him out of my tortured heart and cried for vengeance." (Paragraph 13)
B. "Success followed success, triumph succeeded triumph. I was lionized, honored, exalted by the social and literary world." (Paragraph 15)
C. "I laughed at him and sneered at his misery, and I told him what he had done to my happiness, and what I, in turn, had done to his." (Paragraph 17)
D. "I have my vengeance, but it is like Dead Sea fruit, all bitter ashes to the taste. I am a miserable, heart-weary wreck"
(Paragraph 19)

Answer 1

The quotation that best supports the idea of vengeance in "A Story of Vengeance" is:

A. "I grew cold and proud, and with an iron will crushed and stamped all love for him out of my tortured heart and cried for vengeance." (Paragraph 13)

This quotation captures the protagonist's transformation from love to a desire for vengeance, illustrating the emotional turmoil and determination that drives the story's theme of vengeance.