Question

read the passage from \marriage is a private affair\ by chinua achebe. in this excerpt, nnaemeka is the first to speak, and okeke speaks after him.
\i cant—we must—i mean it is impossible for me to marry nwekes daughter.\
\impossible? why?\ asked his father.
\i dont love her.\

obody said you did. why should you?\ he asked.
\marriage today is different...\
\look here, my son,\ interrupted his father,
othing is different. what one looks for in a wife are a good character and a christian background.\
nnaemeka saw there was no hope along the present line of argument.
how could the characters’ differing views of arranged marriage be analyzed from a historical perspective and from a feminist perspective?
○ a historical perspective would focus on arranged marriage being part of the culture at the time the story is set. a feminist perspective would focus on how arranged marriages took choice away from women.
○ a feminist perspective would focus on arranged marriage being part of the culture at the time the author wrote. a historical perspective would focus on how arranged marriages took choice away from women.
○ a historical perspective would focus on how the story would be different if it were written by an author of a different gender. a feminist perspective would focus on how the characters interact.
○ a feminist perspective would focus on the biography

Explanation:

To determine the correct answer, we analyze each option:

• For the historical perspective: It should focus on the cultural context of arranged marriage during the story's setting. Arranged marriage was a cultural norm in many societies at the time the story (set in a traditional African context with colonial influences) takes place.
• For the feminist perspective: Feminist analysis looks at gender - related power dynamics and choices. Arranged marriages often take away women's agency in choosing their partners, so a feminist perspective would focus on how arranged marriages restrict women's choice.

Now let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "A historical perspective would focus on arranged marriage being part of the culture at the time the story is set. A feminist perspective would focus on how arranged marriages took choice away from women." This matches the correct understanding of historical (cultural context of the story's time) and feminist (women's loss of choice) perspectives.
• Option 2: Swaps the focuses of historical and feminist perspectives. A feminist perspective is not about the cultural context of the author's time for arranged marriage, and a historical perspective is not about women's choice in that way.
• Option 3: The description of historical and feminist perspectives here is incorrect. A historical perspective is not about the author's gender, and a feminist perspective is not about character interaction in this context.
• Option 4: The description about the feminist perspective focusing on the biography is incorrect.

Answer:

A. A historical perspective would focus on arranged marriage being part of the culture at the time the story is set. A feminist perspective would focus on how arranged marriages took choice away from women.