Question

Read this line from Frankenstein:

And thus for a time I was occupied by exploded systems, mingling, like an unadept, a thousand contradictory theories and floundering desperately in a very slough of multifarious knowledge, guided by an ardent imagination and childish reasoning. . .
A slough is a place of deep mud.
Why does the author use the word slough in the line?
A. To show the narrator felt trapped
B. To show the narrator felt free
C. To show the narrator had won
D. To show the narrator felt dirty

Answer 1

A (To show the narrator felt trapped)

Step-by-step explanation:

Slough has different meanings, one meaning is a place of deep mind, and another meaning is a state without progress or hope. Here, floundering in a slough means being trapped in a bad situation without the hope of getting himself or herself out of that situation. So, option A (To show the narrator felt trapped) is the correct option.