Question

In "Rhinoceros," the character's preoccupation with whether or not the rhinoceros is Asian or

Answer 1

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Read Rhinoceros, by Eugène Ionesco

In "Rhinoceros," the character's preoccupation with whether or not the rhinoceros is Asian or  African might  _________Europe's inaction while Nazism spread.

characterize

foreshadow

symbolize

personify

Answer: symbolize

Explanation:

This play from the late 1950s addresses the passive role Europe had toward the rise of nazism and communism. In that sense, the constant debate about whether the rhinoceros appearing in France are Asian or

African is a satire on racism that refers to the recurring characterization of  Jews as Asiatic people living in Europe by the Nazi propaganda.