Question

According to Sayers, as the characters in a detective story are made more real, the story becomes

• A. More obviously factual
• B. More likely to meet with critical approval
• C. More open to varying interpretations
• D. Less emotionally satisfying
• E. Less viable as a detective story

Answer 1

The correct option is E Less viable as a detective story

Making the characters more real hinders the story from achieving its unity, Hence, it becomes less viable and Option E is correct. The rest of the options do not justify the statement, hence, incorrect.