Question

According to the passage, Victorian women writers "would not make concessions” (1st paragraph) to publishers primarily because they felt that such concessions would:

• A. Require them to limit descriptions of uniquely feminine experiences
• B. Compromise their artistic integrity
• C. Make them vulnerable to stereotyping by critics
• D. Provide no guarantee that their works would enjoy commercial success

Answer 1

The correct option is B Compromise their artistic integrity

Look at the line - "Keenly aware of their artistic responsibilities, these women writers would not make concessions to secure commercial success”. From this we can clearly conclude that the women writers did not want to compromise on their artistic integrity by making concessions to obtain commercial success. Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.