Please explain C over B
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BradG
· started 2019-04-26 22:44
· last activity 2019-04-27 18:58
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Thanks.
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Ravi
· 2019-04-27 18:58
@BradG,
Happy to help.
The question asks, "The focus of which one of the following books
would most clearly reflect the current interest of the folklorists
mentioned in the last paragraph?"
(C) says, "a study of the purpose and meaning of a tale or song for
the men and women in a particular culture"
We're looking for an example of a book that'd reflect the contemporary
interest of the folklorists from the last paragraph of the passage. In
lines 49-52, we're told about "the current interest of folklorists in
viewing folklore in context and thus answering questions about what
folklore means to the people who use it." This is is what we're
looking for in an example, and (C) provides us with exactly this. A
study of the purpose and meaning for the men and women in a culture is
an excellent example of "what the folklore means to the people who use
it" (lines 51-52).
(B) says, "a compilation of tales and songs from both men and women
covering a great variety of traditional and nontraditional topics"
The problem with (B) is that this answer choice only describes the
stories, but it doesn't describe context around and behind said
stories. We're looking for information behind the stories, and this
answer doesn't give us that, so we can get rid of it.
Does this make sense? Let us know if you have any more questions!
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