Question

after years of asking my daughter to play piano, she finally decided to give it a try. and the desire to make music was there. she learned to play the piano beautifully and eventually became a professional concert pianist, playing in orchestras around the world. years later, my daughter confided that she sometimes wishes she had learned to play the guitar instead. i felt so happy for my daughter’s success, yet i couldn’t help but feel a little sad too. what is the role of paradox in this passage? a. to show that we must nurture all of our talents to feel proud of ourselves b. to show that we can experience failure yet still feel proud with our own accomplishments c. to show that we can feel both satisfaction and dissatisfaction at the same time d. to show that children should follow their own dreams rather than their parents’ dreams

Explanation:

The passage contains a paradox in the parent's conflicting emotions: happiness over the daughter's successful piano career, and sadness that she wishes she had learned guitar instead. This dual experience of positive and negative feelings about the same situation matches the core of option C. Option A is irrelevant as the passage does not focus on nurturing all talents. Option B is incorrect because there is no failure described, only unfulfilled preference. Option D does not address the paradox of conflicting emotions, as the passage centers on the parent's feelings, not the parent vs. child dream conflict.

Answer:

C. To show that we can feel both satisfaction and dissatisfaction at the same time