Hamm: what's the weather like? clov: as usual. hamm: look at the earth. clov: i've looked. hamm: with the glass? clov: no need of the glass. hamm: look at it with the glass. clov: i'll go and get the glass. (exit clov.) hamm: no need of the glass! (enter clov with telescope.) clov: i'm back again, with the glass. what distinguishes the dialogue of this excerpt most clearly as a work of the postmodern era? a) it makes a reference to modern technology b) it is repetitive, circular, and nonsensical c)it is dominated by simple sentences d) it explores deep ideas about nature

the correct answer is most likely b

b) it is repetitive, circular, and nonsensical

Explanation:

In this excerpt, we can obviously observe that the characters are regularly rehashing similar words and expressions, without them having a ton of significance, which makes an amusing circumstance.  

Explanations, stops, and volume changes are not really characteristics of postmodernism, and we don't generally observe an absence of human sentiments here (although it is a characteristic of this movement).

c

explanation:

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”