Nhận biết (M1)

Text 1

Isaac Asimov, author of The Caves of Steel and Pebble in the Sky, is highly regarded despite his mediocre writing style. His prose is workmanlike; his characters are flat and discuss ideas rather than emotions. That his work is enjoyable despite this is a testament to his prodigious imagination—even if people read his books only for the ideas, they will have plenty to consider.

Text 2

Asimov is critiqued for his style, but it is wrong to fault a writer for failing to do what he never intended to do. For example, although most of his novel Foundation consists of people discussing science and politics and we find out little about his characters' lives, Asimov wanted to convey the vast sweep of human history over centuries, and one of his points is that at such a timescale, individuals don't matter. Thus his lack of characterization is central to Asimov's thematic aims.

Based on the texts, how would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to the evaluation of Asimov's writing style in the underlined claim in Text 1?

• A.

  By asserting that Asimov's minimal characterization is likely a conscious choice that helps him convey an important idea

• B.

  By agreeing that Asimov's prose is flawed but disagreeing about the quality of his characters

• C.

  By arguing that Asimov's writing style should be judged against the styles of historians rather than those of fiction writers

• D.

  By pointing out that the flatness of Asimov's characters is a feature of The Caves of Steel and Pebble in the Sky but not of Foundation