by Dr. Howard Markel
After talking her way into the city room of the New York World, she impressed the editors there enough to leave with a plum assignment: “I was asked by the World if I could have myself committed to one of the asylums for the insane in New York, with a view to writing a plain and unvarnished narrative of the treatment of the patients therein.”
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Question
Use the excerpt from the “How Nellie Bly went undercover to expose abuse of the mentally ill” article to answer the question.
Why might the author have decided to include this quote by Bly?
(1 point)
Responses
to show that Bly was an earnest reporter and was committed to reporting the truth
to show that Bly was an earnest reporter and was committed to reporting the truth
to show that Bly was capable of manipulating others to get what she needed
to show that Bly was capable of manipulating others to get what she needed
to show that Bly was unclear about whether she could ever find out the truth of what was going on at the asylum
to show that Bly was unclear about whether she could ever find out the truth of what was going on at the asylum
to show that Bly was a more talented reporter than those who worked at the paper
1 answer
The best response is: to show that Bly was an earnest reporter and was committed to reporting the truth.
This choice reflects her determination to expose the conditions within the asylum, as indicated by her willingness to undergo the personal risk of being committed in order to gather firsthand accounts for her reporting.
