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Read the following excerpt from the English translation of the short story 'Like Life Itself' ('Como la vida misma') by the Spanish writer Rosa Montero, published in 1982:

'Aggressive, driver-eating traffic. Ten past eight in the morning. My nerves are already shot, and I haven't even arrived at work. Ahead of me, a wall of metal, red brake lights glowing like angry eyes in the smog. I grip the steering wheel, my knuckles turning white. Why won't that yellow compact move? I honk. A sharp, irritated blast that does nothing but startle a pedestrian. The man in the rearview mirror is glaring at me, his mouth moving in silent curses. I glare back. In this asphalt jungle, it's eat or be eaten. We are all enemies, competitors fighting for a few inches of road. My heart beats faster, a drumming rhythm of impatience and hostility. I mutter insults at the windshield, convinced that every other driver has conspired to make me late.

Then, a sudden gap opens. A green sedan is trying to merge from a side street. His turn signal blinks, a polite plea in the middle of this hostility. My first instinct is to accelerate, to block him, to assert my right of way. But for a fraction of a second, I hesitate. I look at the driver—a middle-aged man, looking tired and anxious, clutching the wheel just like me. In a sudden, inexplicable impulse, I stop and wave him in. He blinks in surprise, then smiles, a genuine, warm smile, raising his hand in a gesture of profound gratitude.

A wave of embarrassment washes over me. The wall of hostility crumbles in an instant. I wave back, feeling suddenly foolish for my previous anger. Why was I so ready to hate him? We are both just trying to get through the day.'

Based on the passage, what is the author's primary purpose in shifting the narrator's point of view in the second half of the excerpt?

  1. To Web-based/illustrate how a brief moment of human connection can dissolve the narrator's hostile perception of others in a modern urban environment.Cevap
  2. B
    To confirm that the narrator's view of other drivers as actual enemies is an objective reality of urban driving.
  3. C
    To maintain an aggressive and critical tone that permanently condemns the moral decay of modern commuters.
  4. D
    To demonstrate that commuting in modern cities inevitably leads to permanent psychological distress.

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To illustrate how a brief moment of human connection can dissolve the narrator's hostile perception of others in a modern urban environment.
The correct option is supported by the text because the narrator's point of view changes from one of hostility ('asphalt jungle', 'enemies') to one of self-reflection ('feeling suddenly foolish') after a small gesture of letting another driver merge. The author uses this shift to demonstrate how easily the perceived barriers and hostility of modern urban life can be dismantled by a brief moment of mutual empathy.

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1
Analyze the narrator's point of view in the first half of the passage.
The narrator views the traffic as an aggressive, competitive 'asphalt jungle' and other drivers as 'enemies' or competitors.
Establishing the initial point of view is necessary to understand how and why it shifts later in the narrative.
2
Examine the turning point and the narrator's subsequent reaction in the second half of the passage.
The narrator lets a green sedan merge, receives a grateful smile, and immediately feels embarrassed, noting that 'the wall of hostility crumbles in an instant.'
Identifying the trigger and nature of the shift reveals the author's underlying message about human interaction.
3
Synthesize the narrator's realization with the author's primary purpose.
The author contrasts the self-imposed isolation and anger of driving with the transformative power of a small, empathetic connection.
Connecting the shift in perspective to a broader human truth determines the author's literary intent.

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