What Did ÉMile Zola Say to Explain His Use of Naturalism

question 42

Multiple Choice

What did Émile Zola say to explain his use of naturalism in his novels and his depiction of characters?

• A)"I have never given up on nature and the uplifting lessons it can teach us."
• B)"I have simply done on living bodies the work of analysis which surgeons perform on corpses."
• C)"People are naturally bad and all my fictions are truths."
• D)"My stories tell of a new Enlightenment."
• E)"All life is a wasteland."

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Definitions:

Income Axis

The vertical axis on a graph that represents different levels of income, commonly used in economics.

Vertical Axis

In a graph or chart, this is the y-axis, which typically shows the range of values for a dependent variable.

Horizontal Axis

In a graph, this axis typically represents the independent variable or the variable that is being manipulated or changed.

U-shaped

Describes a situation or pattern resembling the shape of the letter "U," often used to describe certain types of economic recoveries or performance graphs.