the grim outlook of the late Victorian era
Answer:
Recognizing Injustice and Facing Responsibility
Explanation:
Grant often criticizes his society. He bitterly resents the racism of whites, and he cannot stand to think of Jefferson’s unjust conviction and imprisonment. For most of the novel, however, he does nothing to better his lot. He sarcastically claims that he teaches children to be strong men and women despite their surroundings, but he is a difficult, angry schoolmaster. Grant longs to run away and escape the society he feels will never change. Like Professor Antoine, he believes no one can change society without being destroyed in the process.
Jefferson’s trial reinforces Grant’s pessimistic attitude. Grant sees the wickedness of a system designed to uphold the superiority of one race over another. He sees a man struck down to the level of a hog by a few words from an attorney. He sees a judge blind to justice and a jury deaf to truth. These injustices are particularly infuriating because no one stands up to defy them. The entire town accepts Jefferson’s conviction with a solemn silence. Even Grant stays silent, resisting his aunt and Miss Emma, who implore him to teach Jefferson how to regain his humanity.
Answer:
A)The underline independent clauses in the passage above are not linked by parallel structure
Explanation:
Parallel structure simply means using a similar or same pattern to indicate that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. It is also known as parallelism.
The underlined (in this case the sentence in quote) independent clause is joined by the coordinating conjunction "and" to show that if he answered all the criticism he would have no time for anything else.
