The author of the passage states that the flaws of the trickster are not a foil to a corrupt society (middle of the t...

Nishant-Varma on July 19, 2021

Answer Choice D

Can you explain why this is not D, or why C is more right than D?

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Sallyanne-Tejan on May 19, 2022

^^^ I would also love an explanation as I'm confused on this as well.

Emil-Kunkin on May 25, 2022

Hi Sallyanne and Nishant,

I don't think that the trickster is actually used for social commentary, but rather that character type serves to instruct listeners about how to act.We see this in the last sentence of the third paragraph, which tells us that trickster's role is to help the listener avoid their flaws. Rather, it is the picaro who is used for social commentary, holding a mirror to a corrupt society.

From the context, C looks good. The main point of this paragraph is to show the difference between the picaro and the trickster.