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:

Self-Contradiction

A statement or proposition that contradicts or denies itself, lacking consistency.

Truth Conditions

The circumstances or criteria that must be met for a statement, proposition, or belief to be considered true.

Phonology

The branch of linguistics that deals with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.

Sounds Combined

The integration of individual auditory elements into complex recognizable patterns or speech.