Question: After World War I, writers like Henry James felt that words such as “glory,” “honor,” and “courage” took on a:
Options:
- More important role.
- More negative connotation.
- More powerful meaning.
- More limited significance.
Answer: The correct answer is: More negative connotation.
Step-by-step explanation: Henry James was a famous American novelist. He gave up his American nationality and became a British citizen on July 26th, 1915. He believed that the best way to serve your country is to tell it when it is wrong and for him, the war in Europe was not only a local squabble about geopolitical boundaries or a struggle for influence in the colonies. He felt that words such as “glory,” “honor,” and “courage” took on a more negative connotation and he even called it the “crash of civilization”.