Question

read the excerpt from anthem. perhaps they cried out in protest and in warning. but men paid no heed to their warning. and they, these few fought a hopeless battle, and they perished with their banners smeared by their own blood. and they chose to perish, for they knew. to them, i send my salute across the centuries, and my pity. the imagery of “a hopeless battle” helps to develop the theme that group thinking limits man’s potential because it gives details of how violent societies can be when faced with overwhelming obstacles. suggests that the group with the larger numbers always wins the battle. implies that the narrator will also be killed for questioning authority. depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.

Explanation:

Breve explicación:

La imagen de "una batalla desesperada" muestra cómo aquellos que luchan en contra de la mentalidad grupal (la sociedad colectiva) son aplastados. Esta sociedad se presenta como destructiva hacia aquellos que piensan de manera independiente, lo cual limita el potencial individual. Las otras opciones no se ajustan al tema de cómo la mentalidad grupal limita el potencial humano.

Respuesta:

D. depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.

Answer:

Breve explicación:

La imagen de "una batalla desesperada" muestra cómo aquellos que luchan en contra de la mentalidad grupal (la sociedad colectiva) son aplastados. Esta sociedad se presenta como destructiva hacia aquellos que piensan de manera independiente, lo cual limita el potencial individual. Las otras opciones no se ajustan al tema de cómo la mentalidad grupal limita el potencial humano.

Respuesta:

D. depicts the collective society as a destructive force that represses the independent thinker.