The speaker is Holden Caulfield, the narrator of the cult novel "The Catcher in the Rye", by recluse writer J.D. Salinger. Holden is a teenager who escapes a boarding school in order to spend a few days in New York, where he interacts with strangers and experiences new things.
Meaning and context: When Holden says he has Jane Gallagher on the brain again, he means he cannot stop thinking about her. Jane is a girl whom he deeply admires, but at the same time he never makes the first move. When he learns his roommate has a date with Jane, he is assaulted by jealousy. The complete quote goes like this:
"All of a sudden, on my way out to the lobby, I got old Jane Gallagher on the brain again. I got her on, and I couldn't get her off."
Apex answer is
-Phrases like "black with flies" cause the reader to feel frightened for the little boy
Answer:
B). To emphasize the cruelty of humans
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C). To create a sense of liberation
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D). To underline the reasons for rebellion
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E). To visualize the victory of the animals.
Explanation:
Imagery is elucidated as one of the most commonly employed literary devices that involves the use of a descriptive language to appeal to the readers' sense and elicit desired emotional response. It assists them to visualize the scenario and associate themselves to it effectively.
In the given excerpt from 'Animal Farm', Orwell employs imagery to highlight the cruelty suffered by humans represented by oppressed state of animals in the farm through which the audience can relate visually. A <u>'sense of liberation' through the image of 'whips going in flames'</u> while the 'reasons for rebellion is emphasized' through the representation of confinements put on the animals('dog chains, nose-rings, cruel knives, etc.). The <u>readers are able to imagine the victory of animals which is displayed via the image of 'flaming whips</u>.' Thus, <u>options B, C, D, and E</u> are the correct answers.
