Pescud felt that best-sellers were not realistic as____________. (i) American farmers had nothing in common with European princesses (ii) men generally married girls from a similar background (iii) American men married girls who studied in America (iv) American men did not know fencing and were beaten by the Swiss guards
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Answer:
Pescud felt that best-sellers were not realistic as men generally married girls from a similar background.
Explanation:
During the journey, when both John and narrator met, John was talking about the book, he was reading. He told to narrator that the book is about an American hero who falls in love with a princess from distant land. According to John such romance only exist in book or novel but in real life, a man just pick a girl form same status and family and marry her.
Answer: Option (ii) Men generally married girls from a similar background
Explanation:
Pescud felt that best-sellers were not realistic as men generally married girls from a similar background.
The above character features in the short story "Best Seller" authored by the American writer O. Henry.
The writer while travelling by train came across his old acquaintance John.A. Pescud. While chatting with the author, Pescud narrated his love for Colonel Allyn`s daughter Jessie Allyn .
Pesud`s own story disregard his claim that Bestsellers are not realistic , as the hero himself marries a women of higher status. But in real life they search for someone of same status.
The story of John is some what similar to that of the stories in Bestsellers, as he being a common businessman married a descendant of Earls daughter.
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