In the middle of the 19th century, political philosopher alexis de tocqueville claimed, "the inhabitants of the united states speaking, no literature." based on what you learned this semester, is this statement accurate? evaluate the contributions of two or more writers in this semester to the development of uniquely american literature. what genres, subjects, themes, settings, or characters did these writers develop?

uh, the answer is d i guess.

c.    

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c: the reader is first introduced to the girl bragging about how great

an actor she is.

explanation:

the girl is boasting about how talented she is, but in reality she is not talented enough to gain a part. (this could also be

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.