The French novelist J.K. Huysmans, in his work “Against the Grain,” is intended to convey which of the following ideas ?

A. The work celebrates the young Jean and his Jesuit school education as a model for the best possible education of the young.
B. It ends with the famous line “the horror, the horror.”
C. It explores Jean’s decision to become a recluse and a social drop-out.
D. All of the above

Correct Answer: It explores Jean’s decision to become a recluse and a social drop-out. ✔

Last Updated: August 21, 2020