Question

What positive element in a good detective story does each passage emphasize?

• A. Passage 1 emphasizes artistic unity; Passage 2 emphasizes a concern for realism
• B. Passage 1 emphasizes tragic potential; Passage 2 emphasizes literary greatness
• C. Passage 1 emphasizes emotional impact; Passage 2 emphasizes formal precision
• D. Passage 1 emphasizes originality of plot; Passage 2 emphasizes ornate style
• E. Passage 1 emphasizes character development; Passage 2 emphasizes escape from reality

Answer 1

The correct option is A Passage 1 emphasizes artistic unity; Passage 2 emphasizes a concern for realism

Sayers stresses on the Aristotelean concept of the unity of plot:a beginning, a middle, a end. Chandler, on the contrary, emphasised on portraying chracters as they should be in real life, doing real life actions. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not express this elements, hence, incorrect.