Question

Read the excerpt from the interview with E.Y. (Yip) Harburg. When I lost my possessions, I found my creativity. I felt I was being born for the first time. So for me the world became beautiful. With the Crash, I realized that the greatest fantasy of all was business. The only realistic way of making a living was versifying. Living off your imagination. Based on the excerpt, which best describes Harburg’s view of the Great Depression? He has no interest in financial success for himself. He values artistic success over financial success for himself. He believes most people benefited from losing their financial stability. He regrets the fact that he gave away his money to benefit his art.

Answer 1

Well since he lost everything he owned and then felt reborn, happy and fulfilled, answer is...
He values artistic success over financial success for himself.

Answer 2

Answer: He values artistic success over financial success for himself.

Explanation: In this excerpt Harburg describes how after he lost all his possessions because of the crisis, he discovered his creativity and imagination and he had to make a living from those things, and that, for him was incredible because he began to see the beauty in the world, that is why he values more his artistic success than the possessions he lost and his financial success.