i chose D, kinda because i attributed them not talking about the new realms for women as them prioritizing the topics concerning regional life. i feel as this is an similar logical jump that one must do in determining that the term 'misguided' is not strictly talking about the prenotions and conceptualizations that the author does not talk about in relation to the local colorists.
I chose B thinking that she used their style thinking it had little emotional impact because she wanted to tell her own shocking stories with an uninflected manner- like she hijacked their emotionless style to add a toned down element to her stories. I guess a major reach, but "misguided" also threw me off of A
@IsabellaP This is definitely more loosely implied than explicitly stated, but the text states that the local colorists focused on the nostalgia of women's culture, while Chopin didn't share this nostalgia and instead focused on the New Women's models focusing on freedom, which formed as women's culture began to dissolve as women entered education and professions-moving away from domestic women's culture. Chopin's focus on this new movement emphasizing the opposite of the local colorists implies that she would have thought they focused on the wrong things.
@IsabellaP The text says the local colorist's applied a "mythic significance" when describing the work of the "women's culture" they were mourning. It went on to describe the "women's culture" they were mourning in overly optimistic terms (the garden as a paradisal sanctuary, etc.). But for me, it was the specific wording of "mythical significance" that made "misguided" seem quite appropriate.
the way I see it is that Kate would not have thought that it was LC's conventions that prevented them from portraying extreme psychological states with scientific detachment. Kate herself used their conventions to tell her stories in a detached way (lines 29-34), so there is no reason for us to think that she would agree with the idea A presents. in line 20, the text also tells us that the LC wrote with scientific detachment. we might be able to say that Kate thought the LC were too focused on being nostalgic/mourning over "women's culture" based on lines 22-24 but even that would be quite a stretch.
Mostly because it is the exact opposite of what the passage itself says. The LC was known for using scientific detachment - so why would anything have prevented it?
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@lesley-r-robledo2 3rd sentence of the 2nd paragraph, "Like anthropologists, the local colorists observed culture and character with almost scientific detachment." E says that the local colorists were prevented from doing viewing things with 'scientific detachment'. We have nothing that would lead us to believe that Chopin disagrees with what the author says here. The only way E would be right is if we had a line that read something like, "although most people think that local colorists, Like anthropologists, observed culture and character with almost scientific detachment, Chopin disagreed saying that their use of convention prevented them from digging deeper into the psychological states." But we don't so we have to settle with the C- grade answer of A.
But the passage explicitly says Chopin "did not share the local colorists' growing nostalgia for the past."
Chopin's refusal to share LCs' nostalgia strongly implies that she found their approach to be a mistaken way of responding to cultural change. Among the given ACs, describing the LCs' idealization as "misguided" best captures Chopin's likely judgment more than any other AC does.
Also, the whole passage is basically about Chopin's progression -- she starts influenced by sentimetnal novels, is then influenced by LC, and ultimately rejects their nostalgic stance in favor of the NW's ambitious direction (because she "did not share the local colorists’ growing nostalgia for the past")
--> this progression suggests a value judgment. she didn't remain aligned with the LC; she clearly sought something new and more truthful to women's evolving experiences.
I chose D T_T
But as Kevin says this is directly contradicted by the text since it states that the LCs "were attracted to the new words opening up to women, and felt free to move within these words as artists."
In hindsight, AC D is obviously wrong. D inaccurately suggests that the LCs were limited in their ability to address new opportunities for women, whereas the passage indicates they were indeed engaging with these changes
Question is what statement about the colorist would Chopin agree with. Paragraph 3 states that Chopin departed from the local colorists because she did not portray intense psychological states with "romantic/passionate language" from the books of her youth, as the local colorists did, rather, Chopin did so in an "uninflected" manner. Couldn't it be said that presenting something as "uninflected" be similar to how one might present something as "scientific?" Or was Chopin not aware of this distinction between herself and the local colorists within her lifetime? Confused.
I agree with you that uninflected and scientific can mean similar things here, and it’s an appropriate comparison in this case. Paragraphs 2 and 3 indicate that the local colorists presented the stories in a scientific way, and the author notes that Chopin used the local colorists’ scientific approach in her own work (lines 20-22, 31-33).
You might be confusing the romantic/passionate language from Chopin’s youth, with the local colorists detached style of writing. The literature with romantic and passionate language refers to Chopin’s youth, while the local colorists are a different era of Chopin’s writing.
Agreed. I chose D because the passage clearly stated that the LCs mourned the demise of women's culture. That certainly felt like it would prevent them from addressing new realms.
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i chose D, kinda because i attributed them not talking about the new realms for women as them prioritizing the topics concerning regional life. i feel as this is an similar logical jump that one must do in determining that the term 'misguided' is not strictly talking about the prenotions and conceptualizations that the author does not talk about in relation to the local colorists.
I found the wording of the answers made this question more difficult than it could've been
Got it with 30 seconds to go. WE TAKE THOSE
What, for A i thought the word "misguided" was too strong of language.... I guess not?
i was reading too damn fast and got it incorrect...
That was a tough question. I got it down to D and A then used a couple key words to pick the correct answer. Took 8 minutes to get it right.
I chose B thinking that she used their style thinking it had little emotional impact because she wanted to tell her own shocking stories with an uninflected manner- like she hijacked their emotionless style to add a toned down element to her stories. I guess a major reach, but "misguided" also threw me off of A
i neeeeeed to stop second guessing myself
I don't understand how we would get "misguided" from the text. I didn't choose A because of this.
@IsabellaP This is definitely more loosely implied than explicitly stated, but the text states that the local colorists focused on the nostalgia of women's culture, while Chopin didn't share this nostalgia and instead focused on the New Women's models focusing on freedom, which formed as women's culture began to dissolve as women entered education and professions-moving away from domestic women's culture. Chopin's focus on this new movement emphasizing the opposite of the local colorists implies that she would have thought they focused on the wrong things.
@IsabellaP The text says the local colorist's applied a "mythic significance" when describing the work of the "women's culture" they were mourning. It went on to describe the "women's culture" they were mourning in overly optimistic terms (the garden as a paradisal sanctuary, etc.). But for me, it was the specific wording of "mythical significance" that made "misguided" seem quite appropriate.
my first instinct was A then chose D grrr .. implied are a weak link for me
Can someone elaborate on why E is wrong?
the way I see it is that Kate would not have thought that it was LC's conventions that prevented them from portraying extreme psychological states with scientific detachment. Kate herself used their conventions to tell her stories in a detached way (lines 29-34), so there is no reason for us to think that she would agree with the idea A presents. in line 20, the text also tells us that the LC wrote with scientific detachment. we might be able to say that Kate thought the LC were too focused on being nostalgic/mourning over "women's culture" based on lines 22-24 but even that would be quite a stretch.
seriously would appreciate it
Mostly because it is the exact opposite of what the passage itself says. The LC was known for using scientific detachment - so why would anything have prevented it?
@lesley-r-robledo2 3rd sentence of the 2nd paragraph, "Like anthropologists, the local colorists observed culture and character with almost scientific detachment." E says that the local colorists were prevented from doing viewing things with 'scientific detachment'. We have nothing that would lead us to believe that Chopin disagrees with what the author says here. The only way E would be right is if we had a line that read something like, "although most people think that local colorists, Like anthropologists, observed culture and character with almost scientific detachment, Chopin disagreed saying that their use of convention prevented them from digging deeper into the psychological states." But we don't so we have to settle with the C- grade answer of A.
AC A...
I did not choose this one because of "misguided"
But the passage explicitly says Chopin "did not share the local colorists' growing nostalgia for the past."
Chopin's refusal to share LCs' nostalgia strongly implies that she found their approach to be a mistaken way of responding to cultural change. Among the given ACs, describing the LCs' idealization as "misguided" best captures Chopin's likely judgment more than any other AC does.
Also, the whole passage is basically about Chopin's progression -- she starts influenced by sentimetnal novels, is then influenced by LC, and ultimately rejects their nostalgic stance in favor of the NW's ambitious direction (because she "did not share the local colorists’ growing nostalgia for the past")
--> this progression suggests a value judgment. she didn't remain aligned with the LC; she clearly sought something new and more truthful to women's evolving experiences.
I chose D T_T
But as Kevin says this is directly contradicted by the text since it states that the LCs "were attracted to the new words opening up to women, and felt free to move within these words as artists."
In hindsight, AC D is obviously wrong. D inaccurately suggests that the LCs were limited in their ability to address new opportunities for women, whereas the passage indicates they were indeed engaging with these changes
I suck at implied questions.
This question was all over.. did not know where to look for confirmation for A.
Question is what statement about the colorist would Chopin agree with. Paragraph 3 states that Chopin departed from the local colorists because she did not portray intense psychological states with "romantic/passionate language" from the books of her youth, as the local colorists did, rather, Chopin did so in an "uninflected" manner. Couldn't it be said that presenting something as "uninflected" be similar to how one might present something as "scientific?" Or was Chopin not aware of this distinction between herself and the local colorists within her lifetime? Confused.
I agree with you that uninflected and scientific can mean similar things here, and it’s an appropriate comparison in this case. Paragraphs 2 and 3 indicate that the local colorists presented the stories in a scientific way, and the author notes that Chopin used the local colorists’ scientific approach in her own work (lines 20-22, 31-33).
You might be confusing the romantic/passionate language from Chopin’s youth, with the local colorists detached style of writing. The literature with romantic and passionate language refers to Chopin’s youth, while the local colorists are a different era of Chopin’s writing.
I wish that these drills kept the highlights from the previous questions.
I agree with this.
the use of misguided in A felt too strong, I wrongly chose D with too much confidence lol
Agreed. I chose D because the passage clearly stated that the LCs mourned the demise of women's culture. That certainly felt like it would prevent them from addressing new realms.
I felt the same way, otherwise I would have picked A.
clearly missed this one.
lol never would have selected A. Weird question