Distorted logic shows that people in Ireland in Swift's time would act illogically in order to find solutions to their daily problems. The author criticizes the projects that have been taken to fix the poor's problems. Swift writes about the ills of his period in a satirical way. Working through the answers, we find this satire in the last option. A also contains satire, however in part D, Swift applies distorted logic that his opinion cannot be debated. Therefore, the correct answer is D.
Answer:
What is the topic?
PATRIOTISM
Which detail gives more information about the topic ?
Their Mother must be a patriot
Which sentence states the central idea ?
An educated mother can raise patriotic children
Explanation:
I believe the correct answer is B. With the reading of the written stage directions.
It isn't enough to just change the tone or the volume of the characters' voices, as this excerpt has a lot of important "silent" things happening. The stage directions are not mere instructions as to what the actors should do, but also a kind of an interpretation of their actions. That is why it is important that the listener hears those details as well.
Bradbury is trying to show how this society is constantly bombarded with media. In this case, it's advertisements pounding them into a passive state. No one on the train is talking or interacting. They are just sitting listening to the advertisement like they are being brainwashed into buying denham's dentifrice. In contrast to this Montag is trying to read a passage from the Bible about letting go of material things (including Denham's dentifrice). This juxtaposition between the natural world and materialism further shows how society is so wrapped up in media that they are unaware of the world around them.
The choice of this phrase has a paradoxical meaning in a way that Bartleby refuses to do the task asked from him and the expression of this rejection. It is a refusal, but at the same time it is a polite refusal because even when his boss asks again "You will not?", he answers again with "I prefer not". The phrase emphasizes Bartleby's passive resistance. The different use of the phrase, of course could have had a different effect in the story. It might cause a different demonstration and a different ending for the story. The boss could have replied differently because the refusal would be not polite then. However, the choice is intentional because of the development of the story. Therefore, it is suitable in its own way.
