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The more appropriate answer would be letter A
Answer: C. genial yet self-interested
Explanation:
A genial person is one who sociable, cheerful and quite friendly. Franklin had this quality as he was easily relatable with according to the narrator. You could have a beer with him, make jokes, discuss business plans and the newest scandals.
Franklin was however self-interested. He was doing the aforementioned things in order to be part of the meritocracy and thus had to balance the pursuit of reputation, wealth, earthly virtues, and spiritual values.
The paragraph infers that Franklin is not alone in this as others in 21st century America relate to this. This shows that people in the contemporary United States are genial yet self-interested.
Shmuel is Bruno’s Jewish friend who is kept prisoner at auschwits. Born on the same day as Bruno,he and bruno become good friends Shmuel lives in a camp, Shmuel is very thin.
