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"Someone might be watching"

PART A: Which of the following identifies the author's main claim in the text?

Dystopian fiction exaggerates existing problems in our reality to show readers what could happen if society continues down a certain path.
Dystopian fiction exaggerates existing problems in our reality to show readers what could happen if society continues down a certain path.

Both utopian and dystopian fiction are used to warn readers about the risks of attempting to alter a society in any way.
Both utopian and dystopian fiction are used to warn readers about the risks of attempting to alter a society in any way.

While dystopian fiction is entertaining to read, it doesn’t reflect realistic concerns with our current society, or a possible future society.
While dystopian fiction is entertaining to read, it doesn’t reflect realistic concerns with our current society, or a possible future society.

Both Utopian and dystopian fiction are used to distort reality to the point in which it is no longer recognizable or realistic.
Both Utopian and dystopian fiction are used to distort reality to the point in which it is no longer recognizable or realistic.

Answer 1

Ok, so you need to find the authors main claim in the text ¨ someone might be watching ¨ well it is fiction and it exaggerates problems in reality so what do you think your answer would be ?

Answer 2

I think this is the original text

https://www.commonlit.org/texts/someone-might-be-watching-an-introduction-to-dystopian-fiction

Answer 3

i think it is the first one????

Answer 4

ok thank you so much and i would also like help with part b

Answer 5

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PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?

“Walking through carnivals, we love to laugh at the versions of ourselves that appear in the funhouse mirror.” (Paragraph 1)
“Walking through carnivals, we love to laugh at the versions of ourselves that appear in the funhouse mirror.” (Paragraph 1)

“The perfection that More, and other philosophers who wrote about utopias, imagined was never intended to be real.” (Paragraph 3)
“The perfection that More, and other philosophers who wrote about utopias, imagined was never intended to be real.” (Paragraph 3)

“Dystopian authors argued that the pursuit of perfection will inevitably lead not to ‘no place’ but to a ‘bad place’, because of flaws within the system.” (Paragraph 6)
“Dystopian authors argued that the pursuit of perfection will inevitably lead not to ‘no place’ but to a ‘bad place’, because of flaws within the system.” (Paragraph 6)

“Women are forced to wear outfits that correspond to their class, and no one is given any choice. In some dystopias, the lack of choice is enforced by the government.” (Paragraph 11)