Multiple choice general knowledge culture

pick the odd one out

  1. the very old man

  2. the corpse

  3. the poor and hungry man

  4. the child
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D Correct answer
Explanation

In Gabriel Garcia Marquez's story 'The Handsomest Drowned Man,' the villagers create elaborate fantasies about the drowned man's life. The child represents innocence and does not participate in the villagers' projection of their desires onto the corpse. The other options (very old man, corpse, poor and hungry man) all relate to the adult male figure that becomes the center of the village's imagination.

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