According to Margot Norris, what is the ontological problem of Finnegans Wake ?
Correct answer: B. the inability to distinguish between the "self" and "other"
- A. the characters' preference for reality over dreams
- B. the inability to distinguish between the "self" and "other"
- C. the inability to experience guilt
- D. the disconnection from primal senses and urges
Explanation
Margot Norris identifies the ontological difficulty in Finnegans Wake as the unstable boundary between self and other. The characters and voices continually merge, making individual identity difficult to separate.
Report an error
The more specific you are, the faster it gets fixed. A source beats an opinion.
Prefer email? [email protected]
Practise The Novel
360 free The Novel MCQs from English Literature, each with the correct answer and an explanation. Unlimited attempts, no account needed.
Discussion
Stuck on an option, or know a faster way to get there? Ask or explain it here.
No comments yet. Be the first to explain this one.
Exams that ask English Literature questions like this
English Literature is on 2 papers prepared for on TestUstad, and all of them draw the same bank, so this question is worth knowing for every one of them.
More The Novel questions
According to most critics, what does the circular structure of Finnegans Wake represent ?
How do Shem the Penman and Shaun the Post differ ?
Please identify the text from which "then must any what you like in the power of empthoo" comes ?
Which text(s) are referenced in Joyce's Ulysses ?
Who says "history is like a nightmare from which I must awake" ?
Which character says "wasn't she the downright villain to go and do a thing like that" ?