The work of South African writer Ezekiel Mphahlele has confounded literary critics, especially those who feel compelled to draw a sharp distinction between autobiography and fiction. ███
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This might be tempting, because we know that Mphalele wanted writing to provide social criticism. But there’s a difference between providing social criticism and providing a guide for achieving social change. The end of the third paragraph noted that Mphahlele did not provide a “road map” for bringing his vision of a future about. So, there’s evidence that Mphahlele actually didn’t provide a guide for achieving change.
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This is the opposite of Mphahlele’s belief. His fiction used real people and autobiographical events.
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There’s no evidence from the passage that Mphahlele preferred autobiography over fiction. He wrote in both genres and blended elements of each genre.
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Mphahlele isn’t interested in classifying works of literature and thinks that no novelist can write complete fiction or absolute fact. So there’s evidence Mphahlele wouldn’t agree with (E).
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