Jose Palacios, his oldest servant, found him floating naked with his eyes open in the...
LITERATURE
JAMB 2023
Jose Palacios, his oldest servant, found him floating naked with his eyes open in the purifying waters of his bath and thought he had drowned. He knew this was, one of the many ways the General meditated, but the ecstasy in which he lay drifting seemed that of a man no longer of this world. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The General in His Labyrinth
The master in the passage above is obviously in a state of
- A. trance
- B. drowning
- C. forgetfulness
- D. labyrinth
Correct Answer: A. trance
Explanation
The man was in trance. His oldest servant ...found him floating naked with his eyes open in the purifying waters of his bath and thought he had drowned. For the fact that he lay drifting in addition to a man no longer of this world portends getting into a situation that was not planned or controlled.
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