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Part A: Which statement describes the central theme of this excerpt from "The Trip of Le Horla"?
Taking risks can help one escape life's unhappiness. Disappointment may occur in the face of adventure. Travel may lead to newly discovered feelings of connection to one's homeland. Unusual experiences can cause unexpected wonderment at a familiar world.
Answer:
Unusual experiences can cause unexpected wonderment at a familiar world.
Explanation:
"The Trip of Le Horla" is a narrative that exposes the account of friends who traveled together in a hot air balloon. The text shows how this unusual experience revealed exciting and charming situations that provoked great admiration and enthusiasm in travelers.
The text shows how important it is to get out of our confrontation zone and practice new things whenever we have the chance, because it will generate wonderful experiences. This all revolves around the central theme of the story: "Unusual experiences can cause unexpected wonderment at a familiar world."
Answer:
After doing a close reading, you should analyze the figurative language in a text for the following reason:
b. to reveal hidden meanings.
Explanation:
If a reader relies only on what is denotative, that is, on what is on the surface, he or she will certainly be missing out on a lot of messages that can only be perceived and understood with an open mind and thorough eyes which also attain to what is connotative, that is, to what is between the lines and goes way beyond the core meaning of words.
In Voltaire's "Candide", the main character starts to lead a farmer's life and his friend Pangloss suggests they are living in the best of possible worlds, to which Candide responds with the classic line:
“That is very well put . . . but we must cultivate our garden.”
The author is certainly not literally talking about a garden; he is rather symbolically referring to something that is much more profound and meaningful and lies within the very essence of mankind. Therefore, there is indeed a hidden meaning in those words, and it must be analyzed and interpreted so the reader can better profit from the text.
Answer:
Anger, Annoyance, Sadness, fear, anxiety, Guilt, Frustration, etc.
