C. the increased freedom of ordinary people after the French Revolution
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The Romantic period sprung in the 2nd half of the 18th century which was at the same time as the French Revolution. Writers such as Byron and Wordsworth showed their approval of the revolution as it was the representation of societal change in that period. For centuries France was under absolute monarchy and people were governed with scientific rules. The people, especially the working class were oppressed for many years. The revolution brought hope and a promise of brighter days. Romantics deemed reconnect with nature and show the uniqueness of each human being.</span>
These lines of dialogue from the dairy of Anne Frank, act 1 reveal a lot about Anne's character. In the paragraph , explain at least two things that you find out about Anne's personality from her words.
She is introspective.
She wants to be accepted.
Answer:
Gregor Samsa is the protagonist of The Metamorphosis, a novel by Franz Kafka that tells the story of a man who suddenly wakes up as an insect, beginning to be despised by his family, whom until then he had financially supported.
This story is riddled with metaphors regarding the social changes that were taking place in the early 1900s. Kafka, who supported philosophical existentialism, saw how society was losing its values in pursuit of an increasing consumerism and individualism.
Thus, he portrays Gregor as he feels in that society: an insect, a rare being who feels despised by others. In addition, Gregor's own personality is similar to that of the author: an individual with a high sense of responsibility and guilt, who has within him a fear of rejection and a tendency towards loneliness and sadness.
<span>Kurt Vonnegut have chosen to structure his short story “Report on the Barnhouse Effect” as an article because of the cruel tendency of humans to exploit things. Just like in this story, the professor has a "dynamo-psychism" that can move objects with the use of his mind. And this ability has been abused by making it into a weapon of destruction.</span>