What literary purpose does Emily's stay with the nuns at the convent NOT serve ?
Correct answer: C. Emily comes to understand the benefits of a cloistered life.
- A. Emily is confronted with the duality of the human mind, at once rational and then mad.
- B. Emily is tested regarding the guilt and ghosts of sins past.
- C. Emily comes to understand the benefits of a cloistered life.
- D. Emily learns the story of Sister Agnes's past.
Explanation
Emily's convent experience exposes hidden guilt, the troubling past, and the boundary between reason and apparent madness, including Sister Agnes's history. It does not lead her to embrace the benefits of a permanently cloistered life.
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