Lucas M. answered • 06/17/19
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Answer Choice C is the correct answer because the last paragraph primarily shows Tchartkoff questioning the patience recommended by his professor and the priority placed on high artistic standards. He asks questions like, “Be patient! but what money have I to buy a dinner with to-morrow?” and “Why do I worry, and toil like a learner over the alphabet, when I might shine as brightly as the rest, and have money, too, like them?” Answer Choice C best describes this and says that the last paragraph serves to “catalog Tchartkoff’s frustrations with his situation.” Answer Choice A is incorrect, because no contradictions are suggested in Tchartkoff’s argument. Answer Choice B is incorrect because Tchartkoff appears to be pretty unified in thought-process and doesn’t show many hypocrisies. Answer Choice D is incorrect because, while the subject matter of some of Tchartkoff’s paintings are mentioned, they aren’t the central focus of the paragraph and are never examined in depth.
How to solve this? The Question asks, “The last paragraph primarily serves to [...]?” To solve this, we should go back to the last paragraph to find its overall meaning and purpose in context. In the paragraph, we find a series of questions and statements from Tchartkoff, all towards the end of questioning the value of his patience and artistic integrity, especially in light of his financial situation,where he can’t pay rent or buy food. “Why do I worry, and toil like a learner over the alphabet, when I might shine as brightly as the rest, and have money, too, like them?” he asks at the end. This paragraph, then, shows Tchartkoff questioning certain principles and going through some of the problems his upholding of them has caused.
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