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Harold a professional man who had worked in an office for many years had a fearful dream. In it, he found himself in a land where small slug-like animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's bodies. The people tolerated the loathsome creatures because after many years they grew into elephants which then became the nation's system of transport, carrying everyone wherever he wanted to go. Harold suddenly realised that he himself was covered with these things, and he woke up screaming. In a vivid sequence of pictures this dream dramatised for Harold what he had never been able to put in to words; he saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work.
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Harold's dream was fearful because
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Sanjaya said:
3 years ago
Why option D, "in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies, " is the correct answer to the question "Harold's dream was fearful because":.
The dream was described as being fearful for Harold.
The dream included vivid pictures of slimy creatures that were feeding on people's bodies.
Seeing such an unsettling and disturbing image in a dream would likely make someone feel anxious or afraid.
Option D accurately reflects the content of the dream as described in the previous information.
Option A, "it brought him face to face with reality, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful. Option B, "it was full of vivid pictures of snakes, " is not mentioned in the description of the dream. Option C, "he saw huge elephants in it, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful.
I hope this helps to clarify the correct answer.
The dream was described as being fearful for Harold.
The dream included vivid pictures of slimy creatures that were feeding on people's bodies.
Seeing such an unsettling and disturbing image in a dream would likely make someone feel anxious or afraid.
Option D accurately reflects the content of the dream as described in the previous information.
Option A, "it brought him face to face with reality, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful. Option B, "it was full of vivid pictures of snakes, " is not mentioned in the description of the dream. Option C, "he saw huge elephants in it, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful.
I hope this helps to clarify the correct answer.
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Sanjaya said:
3 years ago
@All.
In the context of the question "Harold's dream was fearful because, " option D, "in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies, " is the correct answer. This option accurately reflects the content of the dream as described in the previous information, and it is the reason why the dream was fearful for Harold.
Option A, "it brought him face to face with reality, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful. Option B, "it was full of vivid pictures of snakes, " is not mentioned in the description of the dream. Option C, "he saw huge elephants in it, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful.
I hope this helps to clarify the correct answer.
In the context of the question "Harold's dream was fearful because, " option D, "in it he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies, " is the correct answer. This option accurately reflects the content of the dream as described in the previous information, and it is the reason why the dream was fearful for Harold.
Option A, "it brought him face to face with reality, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful. Option B, "it was full of vivid pictures of snakes, " is not mentioned in the description of the dream. Option C, "he saw huge elephants in it, " is not necessarily a reason why the dream would be fearful.
I hope this helps to clarify the correct answer.
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Charles said:
12 months ago
Before we continue, the doubt is between options A and D., D is wrong because he was not scared even though he saw those creatures but became scared when he saw them on his body. To be brought face to face with the reality is to physically face what you were viewing from a distance or happening on others.
Option A is correct because he was scared after seeing those creatures, that he was seeing on other people's bodies, now on his.
Kindly take brought to face to face with reality as a description phrase that meant him seeing those creatures on his body, yet he initially saw them on other people's body.
Option A is correct because he was scared after seeing those creatures, that he was seeing on other people's bodies, now on his.
Kindly take brought to face to face with reality as a description phrase that meant him seeing those creatures on his body, yet he initially saw them on other people's body.
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MSjoia said:
7 years ago
1)People "tolerated"
2)"Loathsome" creatures.
Here the tone of author shows he doesn't like'em.
He realized he was covered with those things, "screamed" and woke up.
He concluded bugs were like society.
=>see the sequence of passage. He hates these creatures and screamed because of the creatures.
=>He was awake already after that he conclude about society.
When he was screaming society was not discussed before.
Society came after screaming. So society is not the reason of screaming loathsome bugs are.
2)"Loathsome" creatures.
Here the tone of author shows he doesn't like'em.
He realized he was covered with those things, "screamed" and woke up.
He concluded bugs were like society.
=>see the sequence of passage. He hates these creatures and screamed because of the creatures.
=>He was awake already after that he conclude about society.
When he was screaming society was not discussed before.
Society came after screaming. So society is not the reason of screaming loathsome bugs are.
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Mark Johnson said:
1 decade ago
The answer is clearly D. Yes, Harold does eventually face reality, but he has a nightmare about slugs feeding on people. He's waking up to that fear, and not the fear of the pursuit of security draining his essence.
His reaction to realizing what the dream mean, does not mention fear, so we might assume that he's really afraid of the truth, but that's not what is written.
To look at this the other way; If the answer were "A", Harold would have woken up to a dream that he was pursuing security at the cost of living his life.
His reaction to realizing what the dream mean, does not mention fear, so we might assume that he's really afraid of the truth, but that's not what is written.
To look at this the other way; If the answer were "A", Harold would have woken up to a dream that he was pursuing security at the cost of living his life.
Daniel said:
1 decade ago
I think D is the correct answer. On realizing the creatures were on his body, the passage says he screamed into reality. What obviously made the dream fearful was the creatures. The dream did bear meaning anyway but nonetheless it was the slugs on his body that caused him to scream.
Raza said:
1 decade ago
My dear friends as you said it is clearly mentioned in the passage that "he saw slimy creatures feeding on people's bodies" but that is not the accurate reason of his fear, that is one of the thing which he saw in his dream. So the correct answer is A. Read the question carefully.
Ceezy said:
1 decade ago
The small slug animals with slimy tentacles lived on people's body and did not feed on them according to the passage. Harold was scared because of the vivid his dream dramatised which he had earlier been unable to put in words. A is the answer.
Kapil Soni said:
1 decade ago
Here face to face reality means that he faces the actual fear of those animals when he saw them feeding on his OwN body & after this he wake up immediately & came out from this dream. So the answer is correct, it should be A.
Afzal said:
1 decade ago
He saw himself as letting society feed on his body in his early years so that it would carry him when he retired. He later threw off the "security bug" and took up freelance work. Correct option is A because he came into reality.
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