Read the excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.

These were impressive achievements. But Akerblad’s success in identifying so many demotic characters now led him to make a serious mistake. He became convinced that the demotic script was entirely alphabetic. From then on Akerblad, and other scholars like him, made no further progress in deciphering the demotic passage on the Stone.

Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes the author’s portrayal of Johan Akerblad?

Through Akerblad’s thoughts, Giblin shows him as someone whose determination led to his success in figuring out the passage.
Through Akerblad’s actions, Giblin shows him as someone whose confidence eventually stood in the way of his success.
Through Akerblad’s reactions to others, Giblin portrays him as someone whose stubbornness does not allow him to take the advice of others.
Through Akerblad’s relationships with others, Giblin shows him as someone whose pride kept him from learning from others’ mistakes.

Through Akerblad’s actions, Giblin shows him as someone whose confidence eventually stood in the way of his success.

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James Cross Giblin's work The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone is a historical work on the deciphered work of the Rosetta Stone that was discovered in Memphis. This historical stone laid the foundation for the understanding of the Egyptian language and scripts.

The given passage talks about Johan Akerblad, a Swedish student studying under Silvestre de Sacy. The passage details how his previous successes led him to make a mistake while deciphering the Stone. Through his actions, Giblin presents him as someone whose confidence in always succeeding led him to be adamant, thus obstructing him in the way of successfully deciphering the hieroglyphic. He made a mistake in claiming that the demotic hieroglyphic is alphabetic, leading to "no further progress in deciphering the demotic passage on the Stone".

A- Through Akerblad’s thoughts, Giblin shows him as someone whose determination led to his success in figuring out the passage.

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