Question

Which two interconnected concepts does Carson McCullers develop in this excerpt from "Loneliness . . . an American Malady"?

Answer 1

The baby reaches for his toes, then explores the bars of his crib; again and again he compares the difference between his own body and the objects around him, and in the wavering, infant eyes there comes pristine wonder. Consciousness of self is the first abstract problem that the human being solves. Indeed, it is this self-consciousness that removes us from lower animals. This primitive grasp of identity develops with constantly shifting emphasis through all our years. Perhaps maturity is simply the history of those mutations that reveal to the individual the relation between himself and the world in which he finds himself. After the first establishment of identity there comes the imperative need to lose this new-found sense of separateness and to belong to something larger and more powerful than the weak, lonely self. The sense of moral isolation is intolerable to us.

Answer 2

A) the influence of family and society on personality

B) the effect that society has on an individual’s actions

C) the creation of individual identity and the need to belong

D) the loneliness and isolation experienced by all human beings

Answer 3

"c" @AlexanderPhantomhive

Answer 4

Tag someone who might be able to help.

Answer 5

errgh. which is it?

Answer 6

This primitive grasp of identity develops with constantly shifting emphasis through all our years. Perhaps maturity is simply the history of those mutations that reveal to the individual the relation between himself and the world in which he finds himself. i tag myself bc i can back up my answer lol @AlexanderPhantomhive

Answer 7

....okie dokie. Everybody agree on C?

Answer 8

lemme see though

Answer 9

@AlexanderPhantomhive have i been wrong yet lol

Answer 10

idk yet lol

Answer 11

u know u can trust me @AlexanderPhantomhive and i think u owe me an answer ;)

Answer 12

*sighs*

Answer 13

I just need to be sure what is the right answer

Answer 14

nice name btw, Shikamaru :)

Answer 15

yeah Agree :) @jeremy12345 @aliyahbufford1239442

Answer 16

okie dokie! C it is :)

Answer 17

finally lol jk @Shikamaru11

Answer 18

thanx for the compliment @AlexanderPhantomhive
yea yea whatever @jeremy12345 :) stay happy dude

Answer 19

everybody medal everybody :)

Answer 20

done @AlexanderPhantomhive

Answer 21

dude. not. Jeremy, medal Shiku, I'll medal Jeremy, and Shiku will medal me

Answer 22

lol ill try @Shikamaru11 thnx for helping my friend tho

Answer 23

:) so its fair bc you both were great helps :)

Answer 24

im done lol @AlexanderPhantomhive

Answer 25

ok now happy :) stay happy you both fellas @AlexanderPhantomhive @jeremy12345

Answer 26

*group hug* thanks everybody! I'll tag you when I need you! oh and Shika-kun, pm me

Answer 27

np @AlexanderPhantomhive but u might wanna check your email

Answer 28

ok :)