Question

chapter 1 of leo tolstoy’s anna karenina happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. everything was in confusion in the oblonskys’ house. the wife had discovered that the husband was carrying on an intrigue with a french girl, who had been a governess in their family, and she had announced to her husband that she could not go on living in the same house with him. this position of affairs had now lasted three days, and not only the husband and wife themselves, but all the members of their family and household, were painfully conscious of it. every person in the house felt that there was no sense in their living together, and that the stray people brought together by chance in any inn had more in common with one another than they, the members of the family and household of the oblonskys. the wife did not leave her own room, the husband had not been at home for three days. the children ran wild all over the house; the english governess quarreled with the housekeeper, and wrote to a friend asking her to look out for a new situation for her; the man-cook had limited in her ideas, as he considered, was sitting perfectly still with the letter in her hand, looking at him with an expression of horror, despair, and indignation.” what is the effect of the introspective narration on the theme “actions have consequences”? (1 point) ∘ it develops the theme by highlighting stepan’s surprised reaction. ∘ it strengthens the theme by showing that stepan does not love his wife. ∘ it develops the theme by highlighting the idea that stepan does not respect his wife. ∘ it builds on the theme by conveying stepan’s sense of indifference over his wife’s emotions ∘ it supports the theme by sharply contrasting stepan and his wife’s separate experiences of the same

Explanation:

To determine the effect of introspective narration on the theme "actions have consequences", we analyze each option:

• First option: Focuses on Stepan's surprised reaction, not directly on consequences of his actions. Eliminate.
• Second option: Claiming Stepan doesn't love his wife is not the main point of the theme here. Eliminate.
• Third option: Respect is not the core of "actions have consequences" theme. Eliminate.
• Fourth option: Stepan's indifference to his wife's emotions is a consequence of his action (the intrigue), so this builds on the theme by showing his indifference as a result of his actions.
• Fifth option: The text doesn't show a sharp contrast of separate experiences for the theme of actions and consequences. Eliminate.

Answer:

It builds on the theme by conveying Stepan’s sense of indifference over his wife’s emotions