Question

there was a wave of reaction in favour of the story; the word horrible in connection with goodness was a novelty that commended itself. it seemed to introduce a ring of truth that was absent from the aunts tales of infant life. how does the underlined sentence contribute to the theme that culture can limit our thinking? it characterizes the children as eager to accept any viewpoint that disagrees with their aunts. it shows that children and adults have opposing perspectives on what goodness is. it satirizes the bachelors conception of goodness by comparing it to the one in the aunts story

Explanation:

The under - lined sentence shows that the new story's sense of truth is different from the aunt's tales. It implies that the aunt's cultural - based (perhaps traditional) way of telling stories limits the perception of truth. The children find the new story more real, suggesting that the aunt's cultural - influenced tales have a limiting effect on how truth is seen.

Answer:

None of the provided options are correct. The under - lined sentence shows that the aunt's culturally influenced tales lack the 'ring of truth' that the new story has, indicating cultural limitations on perception of truth.