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Set 5: Cross-Text Connections

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

Text 1 In a bildungsroman, the protagonist undergoes psychological and moral growth from youth to adulthood. Jane Eyre is a classic example, tracing Jane's development from an angry orphan to an independent woman. Text 2 In 'The Catcher in the Rye', Holden Caulfield resists this growth. He clings to childhood innocence and refuses to accept the 'phony' adult world. His narrative is one of arrested development rather than maturation.

How does 'The Catcher in the Rye' relate to the genre of bildungsroman based on the texts?

A. It subverts the genre's expectations by presenting a protagonist who resists maturation.✓ Correct
B. It follows the genre perfectly.
C. It is not a novel.
D. Holden grows up happily.

Detailed Explanation

Text 1: Growth/Maturation. Text 2: Resists growth/Arrested development. Relation: Subversion/Anti-bildungsroman.

Key Evidence:

• "undergoes ... growth"

• "resists this growth"

• "arrested development"

Why others are wrong: B (Resists it.), C (Narrative.), D (Resists.).

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