Literature is read for various reasons. For example, some people read literature to understand other people better. Others read it for escapism. Entertainment is another common reason. All of these reasons depend on the author providing the reader with new information that is different to their own experiences of the world. If the author does not tell the reader more than he already knows, it is unlikely that the reader will be informed or entertained by the work.
The statement that support the claim that people are generally good without enforcement is this: MANY PEOPLE ENJOY USING THE HONOR SYSTEM. The correct option is D. An honor system is a system of payment which relies solely on the honesty of the people involved. An honor system does not have strictly enforced rules that govern it.
Answer: A) Instead of horses pulling carriages full of people, people pull carriages full of horses.
Explanation: an irony is a state of affairs or an event that seems contrary to what one expects and it often has an amusing result. A situational irony is when what happens is the contrary to what the characters or the audience are expecting to happen. From the given options, the sentence that describes an example of situational irony in Gulliver's Travels, is the corresponding to option A, because it is the contrary of what one would expect.
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Direct characterization is when the author specifically tells the reader the traits of a character. In this excerpt, Dickens tells you that the woman is elderly, wise, experienced and knows what is "good for children". If Dickens had used indirect characterization, he would have need to shown her wisdom and experience by including specific examples. The reader would then be lead to develop his own conclusion about the whether or not the woman was wise and experienced.
