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"Little Stranger" is set in Warwickshire, England
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C). Technological advances, as well as the gains of imperialism, produced a society with leisure to improve itself.
Explanation:
Victorian Era was noted by the sweeping progress and ingenuity as it was the time of "Industrial Revolution" and thus, numerous technological advancements were the outcome of it. However, these innovations lead to the rapid growth of cities and employed the people which further lead to the crowding of cities yet this provided them with hope and aspiration to fulfill their dreams.
The abolition of "slavery" abolished in 1834 and the establishment of 'People's charter' added to their scope of dreams. Yet, the dissertation of country-life leads to the materialism of thoughts and actions as reflected in "Hard-times" by Charles Dickens. These advancements were also quite reflective of the colonial gains England was cherishing.
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The publishing houses rejected his poems and stories.
Explanation:
Walter Dean Myers shared the story of his life and his effort to see that young people succeed in the face of hard times in an interview with BBC news on 5/6/2012.
There he told them he was committed to writing based on the advice that was given to him by one of his high school teachers.
He said in his attempt to get his works published, he sent his poems and stories to publishing houses and they were rejected on countless occasions. His first book to be published is "where does the day go?" after several failed attempts.
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1. In truth, I found myself incorrigible with respect to Order; and now I am grown old, and my memory bad, I feel very sensibly the want of it.
2. But, on the whole, tho' I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, but fell far short of it, yet I was, by the endeavour, a better and a happier man than I otherwise should have been if I had not attempted it; as those who aim at perfect writing by imitating the engraved copies, tho' they never reach the wish'd-for excellence of those copies, their hand is mended by the endeavor, and is tolerable while it continues fair and legible.
Explanation:
If you are referring his defeat at the end against the dragon, that is because of his hubris. He was too proud and believed that he could do it alone without his soldiers. This brings his defeat and he realizes that he will die because of his hubris, after which Wyglaf will take over since he was the only one brave enough to help.
