Which of the following novels display postwar nostalgia for past imperial glory ?
Correct answer: D. Paul Scott's Staying On
- A. E. M. Forster's A Passage to India
- B. Jean Rhys's Wide Sargasso Sea
- C. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness
- D. Paul Scott's Staying On
Explanation
Paul Scott’s Staying On looks back nostalgically at the fading British Raj and the privileges of imperial rule after the Second World War. The other novels critique, revise or expose imperialism rather than primarily expressing nostalgia for its former glory.
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