Question

Understanding the Text
Answer these questions.
1. why did Gortsby call duck, 'the hours of the defeated'?(para 1) ​

Answer 1

Answer:

To Gortsby's mind, then, dusk is "the hour of the defeated" because of the way in which men and women who are victims of life and have lost in some way are able to come out without fear of being spotted or recognised or having their failure commented upon by others.

Explanation:

Dusk, to his mind, was the hour of the defeated. ... To Gortsby's mind, then, dusk is "the hour of the defeated" because of the way in which men and women who are victims of life and have lost in some way are able to come out without fear of being spotted or recognised or having their failure commented upon by others.

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