There was no God in his heart, he knew; his ideas were still in riot; there was ever the pain of memory; the regret for his lost youth yet the waters of disillusion had left a deposit on his soul, responsibility and a love of life, the faint stirring of old ambitions and unrealized dreams.But oh, Rosalind! Rosalind!...“It’s all a poor substitute at best,” he said sadly. And he could not tell why the struggle was worth while, why he had determined to use to the utmost himself and his heritage from the personalities he had passed. He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky. “I know myself,” he cried, “but that is all.” This passage is most likely the conclusion of a(n)
Answer(s): B
This passage is most representative of the conclusion of a novel of education. Novels of education, also known as “bildungsroman” in German, deal primarily with the moral and psychological growth of the main character.The character in this passage has been through a learning process. In the end he declares his maturity by saying, “I know myself.”
There was no God in his heart, he knew; his ideas were still in riot; there was ever the pain of memory; the regret for his lost youth yet the waters of disillusion had left a deposit on his soul, responsibility and a love of life, the faint stirring of old ambitions and unrealized dreams.But oh, Rosalind! Rosalind!...“It’s all a poor substitute at best,” he said sadly. And he could not tell why the struggle was worth while, why he had determined to use to the utmost himself and his heritage from the personalities he had passed. He stretched out his arms to the crystalline, radiant sky. “I know myself,” he cried, “but that is all.”Who is the author of this passage?
Answer(s): A
The passage is from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel, This Side of Paradise.
Which of the following novels traces the development of a young Jewish boy growing up in Chicago during the Great Depression?
The Adventures of Augie March follows the development of Augie March from his childhood in Chicago during the Great Depression.
In which novel are African-American boys cruelly tormented in the “Battle Royal”?
The protagonist of the Invisible Man describes a boxing match (called the “Battle Royal”) between blindfolded young African-American boys staged by whites for their own entertainment.
The Beat poet who revolutionized American poetry with Howl was
Answer(s): E
Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, published in 1956, inspired a generation of Beat poets.
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