I would say that this is False.
Answer:
A passage from a novel
Explanation:
An excerpt represents not just a quote but a complete passage from a book. It can be a few lines taken from a poem or a novel.
Mostly excerpts are used for complete understanding of a piece of writing. It is easier to critically evaluate a piece of writing when it is broken down into excerpts and then expanded on. It enhances the understanding of the reader.
For example teachers might give a single paragraph to their students and ask them to expand on them and judge their understanding through it.
<u>Answer:</u>
The one reason heart of darkness has been criticized as racist is that African cultures are depicted in a biased way.
<u>Explanation:</u>
Joseph Conrad’s “The Heart of Darkness” has been labelled as written from a racist point of view. Many critics have commented that the novel describes every person very poorly and shows that Europeans were the victims.
Some have even pointed out that Conrad’s novel stresses on the idea of superiority of Europe over Africa. Also, the point of view of the African characters don’t find an expression in the novel. They are portrayed as childish. These are some reasons why this novel is said to have a racist approach.
The answer is <u>detached</u>.
Detached means something not connected to any other structure or building, separated from the rest or isolated. In streets dead-end, at the very end of it, it's common to find some type of detached building, like a house; and such isolation don't tend to bring anything interesting or exciting to people around it, but dullness.
