Problem
Four consecutive odd integers have a sum of 48. Find the average of those integers.
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GRE: Reading Comprehension Question #2 |
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Although Dorothy Wordsworth was convinced that her journal entries were not literature, they were seamlessly incorporated by her brother William into some of his most famous poems, altered only by his use of the first-person pronoun, the "I." The important question concerning the relationship between Dorothy and William, however, is not whether William's borrowings constituted exploitation, but rather how the relationship contributed to Dorothy's inability to conceive of herself as a writer.
Traditionally in literature, the authorial self, the "I," is identifiably masculine. The dominated "other" is feminine. In William's poems, the "other" is usually Nature, often personified as Dorothy. While these literary roles helped to sustain the close relationship between the two in real life, they also reinforced Dorothy's acceptance of the norms which defined her as "other." Thus, her access to authorial self-consciousness was blocked not just by the fact of her gender, but also by her accepted role in her brother's life and poetry.
Question:It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes which of the following about Dorothy Wordsworth's journal entries?
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This question requires you to judge what the author thinks of Dorothy Wordsworth's writing. Since her writings were "incorporated seamlessly into some of her brother William's most famous poems" you can assume that they were pretty good. However, the point of the second paragraph is that Dorothy did not consider herself a writer, and would therefore probably not view her journal entries as all that valuable. This is closest to answer choice (D).
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