"By the Waters of Babylon," Part 2: Analyzing Theme — Unit test

Question 10 • RS AZ-English Language Arts 10 B

What are the benefits of analyzing this passage from more than one perspective? Select two options.

Answer

Analyzing the passage from a historical perspective would be beneficial because the analysis would focus on times and places rather than people and emotions.

Analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective would likely provide insights on how a woman like Mrs. Ochuba would be treated in the Ibo culture of that time.

Analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective would likely provide insights on how Ibo women are morally superior to Ibo men.

Analyzing the passage from a historical perspective would likely provide insights on how Ibo people of the time viewed native medicine.

Analyzing the passage from a feminist perspective is not possible in this case because the author, Chinua Achebe, is male.

Explanation

A feminist perspective can examine Mrs. Ochuba’s experiences and what they reveal about the treatment of women in Ibo culture at that time, so B is a useful insight. A historical perspective can place the passage in its time and culture, including how people viewed native medicine, making D useful as well. The other choices either make an unsupported claim about one gender being morally superior or wrongly assume that an author’s gender prevents feminist analysis.

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