Why Was the Structure of Citizen Kane So Difficult for Audiences

question 13

Multiple Choice

Why was the structure of Citizen Kane so difficult for audiences of its time?

• A) It demanded that they care for unsympathetic characters.
• B) Its distinction between past, present, and future events was highly ambiguous.
• C) It asked the audience to fill in plot details and order the story out of an elliptical narrative.
• D) It covered too much historical time for an audience to properly process.
• E) It never explicitly stated when the events in the story took place.

Recognize the guidelines for determining protected versus unprotected speech under the First Amendment.

Identify the limits and conditions placed on free speech in educational settings as determined by Supreme Court rulings.

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Comprehend the principles governing the use and limits of prior restraint by the government on the press.

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