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Complete Question Explanation
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14461)
The correct answer choice is (C)
For this question, we need to consider which of the following five questions can be answered by
the differing conceptions of fiction held by Jewett and the domestic novelists. Recall that the author
presents the differing conceptions of fiction as a way of explaining why Jewett’s work does not
feature children and religious themes as prominently as the domestic novels do. This is yet another
question that tests your ability to understand the cause and effect relationship that underlies the
author’s main argument.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice may seem attractive, but we have no reason to suspect
that Jewett was unwilling to feature children and religious themes in her works. She understood
the nature and purpose of fiction differently from her predecessors, but there is no evidence that
she made the conscious choice of not featuring the same topics as the domestic novelists. Our
conceptions may guide our actions, but not necessarily in a conscious or deliberate way.
Answer choice (B): Hopefully you were able to eliminate this answer choice quickly, since there is
no evidence suggesting that Jewett and the domestic novelists focused primarily on rural as opposed
to urban concerns.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. Since Jewett’s conception of fiction was
different from that of her predecessors, she was not constrained by the requirement that fiction be nsion
part of a continuum that included writings devoted to piety and domestic instruction. Consequently,
she did not need to feature children and religion as prominently in her works as did the domestic
novelists.
Answer choice (D): The passage provides no explanation as to why Jewett and the domestic novelists
focused predominantly on women and their concerns.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice is similar to answer choice (A). Once again, we have no
reason to believe that Jewett was unable to feature children or religion. Just because her conception
of fiction was different does not mean that she suddenly lost the ability to feature the same topics as
the domestic novelists.
(See the complete passage discussion here: lsat/viewtopic.php?t=14461)
The correct answer choice is (C)
For this question, we need to consider which of the following five questions can be answered by
the differing conceptions of fiction held by Jewett and the domestic novelists. Recall that the author
presents the differing conceptions of fiction as a way of explaining why Jewett’s work does not
feature children and religious themes as prominently as the domestic novels do. This is yet another
question that tests your ability to understand the cause and effect relationship that underlies the
author’s main argument.
Answer choice (A): This answer choice may seem attractive, but we have no reason to suspect
that Jewett was unwilling to feature children and religious themes in her works. She understood
the nature and purpose of fiction differently from her predecessors, but there is no evidence that
she made the conscious choice of not featuring the same topics as the domestic novelists. Our
conceptions may guide our actions, but not necessarily in a conscious or deliberate way.
Answer choice (B): Hopefully you were able to eliminate this answer choice quickly, since there is
no evidence suggesting that Jewett and the domestic novelists focused primarily on rural as opposed
to urban concerns.
Answer choice (C): This is the correct answer choice. Since Jewett’s conception of fiction was
different from that of her predecessors, she was not constrained by the requirement that fiction be nsion
part of a continuum that included writings devoted to piety and domestic instruction. Consequently,
she did not need to feature children and religion as prominently in her works as did the domestic
novelists.
Answer choice (D): The passage provides no explanation as to why Jewett and the domestic novelists
focused predominantly on women and their concerns.
Answer choice (E): This answer choice is similar to answer choice (A). Once again, we have no
reason to believe that Jewett was unable to feature children or religion. Just because her conception
of fiction was different does not mean that she suddenly lost the ability to feature the same topics as
the domestic novelists.