Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities. "My purpose was...the see if the shameful facts, spread out
in all their shame, would not burn through our civic shamelessness and set fire to American pride." Which of the following best describes Steffens' purpose in writing about government? to encourage Americans to feel more pride in their government to describe corruption in city and state governments to describe why city and state government officials made certain decisions to encourage Americans to revolt against their government
The best description of Steffens' purpose in writing about government is:
<u>B. to describe corruption in city and state governments</u>
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According to the quotation from Lincoln Steffen's The Shame of the Cities, we are told that the author feels that the shamelessness of the American people would cause the downfall of the "American pride".
As a result of this, the most likely purpose of writing this is to show the level of corruption which is prevalent in the city and state governments to spur the citizens to revolt against the corruption.
