Read the following excerpt from a portrait of the artist as a young man by
james joyce:
the wide playgrounds were swarming with boys. all were
shouting and the prefects urged them on with strong cries.
the evening air was pale and chilly and after every charge
and thud of the footballers the greasy leather orb flew like
a heavy bird through the grey light. he kept on the fringe of
his line, out of sight of his prefect, out of the reach of the
rude feet, feigning to run now and then. he felt his body
small and weak amid the throng of the players and his
eyes were weak and watery. rody kickham was not like
that: he would be captain of the third line all the fellows
said.
what aspect of this excerpt most clearly marks it as a work of modernism?
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a. there is a sense that, no matter how hard people try, they can't get
ahead.
b. it centers on a main character who does not conform to the ideal.
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c. it conveys the idea that our value is based on our
accomplishments.
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d. there is a detailed contrast between the main character and rody.

a. beside the fence

explanation:

at nineteen years old, nicole c. kear's biggest concern is choosing a major--until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. she is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights out. instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. she joins circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these hi-jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

when kear becomes a mother, just a few years shy of her vision's expiration date, she amends her carpe diem strategy, giving up recklessness in order to relish every moment with her kids. her secret, though, is harder to surrender - and as her vision deteriorates, harder to keep hidden. as her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won't win the battle against blindness. but if she comes clean with her secret, and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending

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