Reiterate main point ·"Obasan" makes important use of form and symbolism
Form used to portray heroism, symbolism used to critique majority culture
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
8.
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Question Type
Main point
In a Spotlight passage, the main point is what the author finds interesting, significant, or distinctive about the subject. Here, the author focuses on the way in which Kogawa uses form and symbols to convey heroism of the main character and criticism of the majority culture in Obasan.
This captures the main point, which is best expressed at the end of P1.
b
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This is too narrowly focused on Obasan’s critique of majority culture. But the author also chose to highlight the way in which Obasan shows the heroism of its main character.
This is too narrowly focused on the heroism of Obasan’s main character. But the author also chose to highlight the book’s critique of majority culture.
This is too narrowly focused on the heroism of Obasan’s main character. But the author also chose to highlight the book’s critique of majority culture.
This is too narrowly focused on Obasan’s critique of majority culture. But the author also chose to highlight the way in which Obasan shows the heroism of its main character. We also do not know whether the book was “intended primarily as a story of heroic transformation.” Kogawa could have equally intended both the heroic aspect of the story and the critical aspect.
Difficulty
93% of people who answer get this correct
This is a moderately difficult question.
It is significantly harder than the average question in this passage.
CURVE
Score of students with a 50% chance of getting this right
25%134
142
75%149
Analysis
Main point
Humanities
Single position
Spotlight
Answer Popularity
PopularityAvg. score
a
93%
164
b
1%
154
c
2%
150
d
3%
153
e
2%
153
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