Q22

[tzyc]

Why is B the answer?
The artist is used just as an example, and also since the author says such as "the luminescence that Lane paints symbolizes nature's humbled state..." I thought the author uses the example to show her/his argument is true...so replace old analysis.
Or is it..."tradition of painting" does not mean the spreaded misconception?
If there is something like "the passage is primarily concerned with overthrowing misunderstanding" would it be better answer?

By the way, transcendentalism is religious and philosophical movements as a protest to the general state of culture and society correct?
So according to the accepted view, it was thought as a trigger to toward transcendentalism?

Thank you

[ohthatpatrick]

Yeah, I definitely agree with you that it was surprising to see the correct answer put Lane as such a centerpiece, even though I do think (B) says something accurate.

Like you, I was expecting something more like "to correct the misconception MOST people have about what Luminism was really about".

As you said, Lane is just used as an example, but that's precisely what (B) is saying: "his work ILLUSTRATES what Luminism was really about".

I think you got confused thinking that "a tradition of painting" was referring to "the traditional (accepted) view of Luminism". It's not. "A tradition of painting" just refers to "Luminism".

Everything the author said about Lane reinforced the AUTHOR's interpretation of Luminism, so your instinct was correct about the author's overall purpose being to convey a DIFFERENT take on Luminism.

In lines 50-60, the author transitions seamlessly from speaking specifically of Lane to speaking generally of Luminism, treating the two as though they're synonymous.

So (B) is a little surprising, but since the author spends have the passage talking about Lane, it's fair to make Lane an important part of the answer choice. I think you were just missing the other parts of (B) that relate Lane to the overall point you correctly understood the author to be making.

== other answers ==
(A) Religion is never brought up. Spiritualism and mysticism aren't the same as religion. Either way, the author's objective was not to stress the importance of spirtualism/mysticism, but rather to say, "hey, critics, Luminism was NOT about those things; rather, it's about man subduing nature for the same of commerce."

(C) The sea is only important as it relates to the idea of subduing nature for man's purposes. Also, this focuses too much on Lane and doesn't bring up Luminism.

(D) This is too focused on how nature is treated. How it's treated in what? This answer doesn't even address that we're talking about art movement.

(E) The passage's main objective was not to just compare and contrast lighting techniques. To the extent that lighting is discussed, it is relevant because the accepted view interpreted it one way and the author is advocating a different interpretation.

(p.s. I don't know what transcendentalism is, sorry)
Hope this helps.

[deedubbew]

I think you got confused thinking that "a tradition of painting" was referring to "the traditional (accepted) view of Luminism". It's not. "A tradition of painting" just refers to "Luminism".

How did you come to the conclusion that tradition of painting referred to the author's view of luminism instead of the accepted view?

[sammyhpark]

I think you got confused thinking that "a tradition of painting" was referring to "the traditional (accepted) view of Luminism". It's not. "A tradition of painting" just refers to "Luminism".

How did you come to the conclusion that tradition of painting referred to the author's view of luminism instead of the accepted view?

I think here that the answer wouldn't really hinge on whether the sentence "tradtion of painting" refers to either 1) accepted view of Luminism or 2) author's view of Luminism.

Regardless, what answer choice B does is perfectly summarize the fact that in one way or another, the artist work gives us a more indept view (such as how Luminism has a strong tendency to depict nature as an adaptation for human use), therefore being the correct answer.

answer choice D is tempting because we see how the concept of nature as a subservient tool for human consumption is repeated brought about. However, the passage in itself is not immersed with discussing NATURE and how active/inactive it is. Rather, it is about Luminism and how despite the previous focus the moving being pinned down to spiritual elemnt, the artist Fitz Huge Lane gives us a deeper glimpse of how Luminism treats nature as a medium for human usage. I hope that helped!