Question

Not wishing to be considered as a prophet of evil omen, Jane kept her own counsel in regard to this significant discovery. But later, after the child was several days old, she filled a small vial with water in which the infant had been washed, and took it to a certain wise old black woman, who lived on the farther edge of the town and was well known to be versed in witchcraft and conjuratio

Answer 1

Choose the correct literary era for the following excerpt from the marrow of tradition, a novel by Charles W. Chestnutt.

Not wishing to be considered as a prophet of evil omen, Jane kept her own counsel in regard to this significant discovery. But later, after the child was several days old, she filled a small vial with water in which the infant had been washed, and took it to a certain wise old black woman, who lived on the farther edge of the town and was well known to be versed in witchcraft and conjuration

Answer:

Romanticism

Explanation:

Romanticism is a movement that was made popular in the 18th century in arts and literature that placed emphasis on creativity, subjectivity, and individuality.

Therefore, the correct literary era for the excerpt from The Marrow of Tradition, a novel by Charles W. Chestnutt is Romanticism as it features Jane and the actions she took considering the little infant as she took her to a spiritualist.