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Pdgmat2010
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The writings of Oscar Wilde, the 19th-century British author, exemplify the beliefs of the Decadent school of writing, which emphasized art over nature and adhered to the tenet "art for art's sake." Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray depicts a young man who agrees to sell his soul in return for eternal youth.
Which of the following, if true, is LEAST helpful in explaining how The Picture of Dorian Gray exemplifies the beliefs of the Decadent school of writing?
A. Like Dorian Gray, many of the Decadent authors experimented with drugs and led harmfully indulgent lifestyles.
B. The protagonist achieves eternal youth by having his portrait age instead of himself.
C. A character in the novel suggests that the only ends worth pursuing are beauty and sensory fulfillment.
D. Other writers in the Decadent school hoped to free art from the constraints of an industrialized society.
E. In the novel, Dorian Gray is highly influenced by a book written by another famous Decadent writer, J.K. Huysmans.
Source : 800Score Test i need help in analyzing where i went wrong. Am posting my breakdown of the question shortly after, so that someone can identify an error in my logic and post what they think is the answer and how they derived it. pls bear with me if you need the OA right away, as i want to discuss this question , know my errors in reasoning before i post the OA. Any exper will anyway come up with the correct answer.
Which of the following, if true, is LEAST helpful in explaining how The Picture of Dorian Gray exemplifies the beliefs of the Decadent school of writing?
A. Like Dorian Gray, many of the Decadent authors experimented with drugs and led harmfully indulgent lifestyles.
B. The protagonist achieves eternal youth by having his portrait age instead of himself.
C. A character in the novel suggests that the only ends worth pursuing are beauty and sensory fulfillment.
D. Other writers in the Decadent school hoped to free art from the constraints of an industrialized society.
E. In the novel, Dorian Gray is highly influenced by a book written by another famous Decadent writer, J.K. Huysmans.
Source : 800Score Test i need help in analyzing where i went wrong. Am posting my breakdown of the question shortly after, so that someone can identify an error in my logic and post what they think is the answer and how they derived it. pls bear with me if you need the OA right away, as i want to discuss this question , know my errors in reasoning before i post the OA. Any exper will anyway come up with the correct answer.
