The following passages are adapted from critical essays on the American writer Willa Cather (1873β1947).
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Both authors would be likely ββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ ββββββ βββββββ ββ ββββ βββββββ βββββ βββ ββ βββββ ββ ββββββββ βββββ
Description of the βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ ββββ ββ β βββββ ββ βββββ β βββββββββ βββββ βββββ
Not inconsistent. The authors donβt say that Cather wouldnβt describe details of the setting. What Cather wouldnβt do is describe directly the emotions of characters.
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Passage A doesnβt discuss how Cather would treat timing in her novels. So we have no reason to think (B) is inconsistent with how Passage A describes Catherβs technique.
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Not inconsistent. The authors donβt say that Cather wouldnβt describe details of appearance. What Cather wouldnβt do is describe directly the emotions of characters.
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Not inconsistent. The authors donβt say that Cather wouldnβt use dialogue or quotation marks. What Cather wouldnβt do is describe directly the emotions of characters.
A narration of β βββββββββββ βββββ βββββββββ βββββββββ ββ βββββββ ββ βββ βββββββββββ βββββββββ βββ βββββββ
Inconsistent with each passageβs description of Catherβs technique. Passage A says Cather
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