Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe similarly reflect the forces giving rise to the novel in which of the following ways ?
Correct answer: C. Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.
- A. Their imperialist settings reflect the interest in faraway lands that led to adventure novels.
- B. Both emphasize romantic relationships that play up the importance of women readers.
- C. Both focus on the struggles of lower or middle-class characters, mirroring the development of a large middle-class readership as consumers.
- D. Their epistolary forms reflect an increasing political interest in subjective feelings.
Explanation
Both novels centre on ordinary or commercially minded protagonists facing practical struggles, reflecting the rise of a literate middle-class readership. Their settings and forms differ, so the shared emphasis is social class and readership rather than imperial adventure or epistolary subjectivity.
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