Why does the "Flâneur" begin to disappear as a Parisian phenomenon ?
Correct answer: A. Because of the increasing prominence of department stores in Paris
- A. Because of the increasing prominence of department stores in Paris
- B. Because of the advent of arcade projects
- C. Because they began to purchase products as they walked the urbanscape
- D. Because they were threatened by police with jail
Explanation
The flâneur originally wandered through Paris as an observer, especially in the arcades, but department stores increasingly turned strolling into organized consumer activity. This commercial transformation weakened the older figure of the detached urban spectator.
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