LSAT 132 | Section 1 | Reading Comprehension: Q25

RC Question 25 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The author first introduces the opposing view, in lines 1-7. Then the rest of the passage is spent arguing against this opposing view.

The conclusion is in lines 49-53: Jewett was not like the domestic novelists.

As usual, most of the wrong answers contradict the passage or mention things that never appeared in the passage.

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1. What? The author doesn’t redefine anything. They’re arguing against recent criticism which is attempting to redefine Jewett’s role.
   I have no idea what “several historical categories refers to”. We only know about the domestic novelists and Jewett.
2. What style of writing? Jewett is the “one writer”, but the author only tells us that she is not a domestic novelist. She’s not part of any category or style.
3. What group of writers? The author is arguing that Jewett is not part of a group.
4. The author didn’t say that Jewett is better than the domestic novelists. The author just said that Jewett is different.
5. CORRECT. The author says that Jewett wasn’t a domestic novelist. The “alternate view” is that Jewett wrote to make art.