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3 years ago

What theme goes with this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note"

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2 answers:

ludmilkaskok [199]3 years ago

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That would be Wealth worship because they only go to his business because he is rich.

zmey [24]3 years ago

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Answer:

Option B. The theme of "wealth worship" is the correct option that goes with the excerpt.

Explanation:

In the excerpt from Mark Twain's "The £1.000.000 Bank-Note" the author shows how powerful can be the perception of wealth in society. Once everyone in the community found about the stranger that carried million-pound bill in his vest pocket, they all started to attend the same restaurant he did. Although people knew nothing about this foreign man nor they were previously interested in eating at that specific restaurant, all of that changed once the man had the reputation of being wealthy.

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So, according to Erikson's theory, the successful completion of the people mentioned above will be Yolanda at the intimacy stage, Zachary at generativity, and Andrew at the wisdom stage.

Intimacy v. Isolation is the sixth stage of the theory. This stage comprises of people aged between 20-40 years. In this stage, adults begin to share themselves intimately with others in loving relationships. If one fails at this stage of development, he/she begin to develop isolation and fear of intimate relationships. But successful completion results in intimacy.

Yolanda is 24 and at the sixth stage of the development. Thus, her successful completion will result in intimacy.

Generativity v. Stagnation is the seventh stage of the theory. This stage consists of people aged between 40-65 years. At this stage, middle aged-adults begin to find the work in which they can contribute to the welfare of the next generation. They begin to contribute towards the welfare of the society which can leave the lasting impact. Successful completion of this stage results in generativity whereas failure leaves them with feelings of stagnation and that they are not able to work towards the contribution; thus leaving them with little connections and little room for self-improvement.

Zachary, who is 44 years old, belongs to the middle aged-adults and the seventh stage of the theory. Thus, according to the theory, his successful completion will lead him to generativity.

Integrity v. Despair is the eighth and last stage of the theory. People who are 65+ till death belongs to this stage. At this stage, old aged adults begin to look back at their life and reflect on whether they succeeded in doing what they wanted or failed. After knowing that they successfully lived their lives leads them to wisdom. This wisdom helps them to sense the completeness in their lives and they feel ready to face death without fear. Failure in living a good life makes them feel despair.

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