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Setler79 [48]
3 years ago
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But I still wonder how it was possible, in those graceless years of transition, long ago, that men did not see whither they were

going, and went on, in blindness and cowardice, to their fate. I wonder, for it is hard for me to conceive how men who knew the word “I,” could give it up and not know what they lost. Based on the excerpt, it can be inferred that the narrator believes that
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kotykmax [81]3 years ago
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I think the narrator believes that the men he is talking about lacked vision to anticipate future problems and courageously deal with the consequences ie they did not actively or proactively deal with life but on the contrary allowed themselves to be victims of circumstance. Re the word "I" I think he means that they did not realize the power they had to change the course of events.
jarptica [38.1K]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom

Explanation:

"I wonder, for it is hard for me to conceive how men who knew the word “I,” could give it up and not know what they lost."

It is saying that humankind gave up on the idea of "I" in pursuit of the "We" and thus, have no individual freedom. They began to stagnate.

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