In what way is Jane Toomer's Cane an example of Modernism ?
Correct answer: A. Its fractured, collage effect.
- A. Its fractured, collage effect.
- B. Its insistence on plot.
- C. Its focus on landscape.
- D. Its focus on modern city life.
Explanation
Cane is modernist because it combines poems, sketches, stories, and dramatic passages in a deliberately fragmented collage. Its structure resists a single continuous plot rather than insisting on one.
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