Which best explains why irving sets "the adventure of the mysterious stranger" in a land of “masks and gondolas”?
the setting is symbolic of the idea that a life of quiet study is the ideal pursuit.
the setting is symbolic of the idea that innocence cannot be outgrown.
the setting is symbolic of the idea that ease and affluence are available to all.
the setting is symbolic of the idea that appearances can be deceiving.

The correct answer is:

C. The setting is symbolic of the idea that ease and affluence are available to all.

This best explains why Irving sets "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" in a land of “masks and gondolas”.

The option that best explains why Irving sets "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger" in a land of “masks and gondolas” is answer C. "The setting is symbolic of the idea that ease and affluence are available to all."

Tales of a Traveller, written by Geoffrey Crayon, Gent is a collection of essays and short stories composed by Washington Irving while he was living in Europe, primarily in Germany and Paris. The collection was published using Irving's pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon. This collection includes "The Adventure of the Mysterious Stranger."

since he could see color, and nobody else could, he didn't find it fair that everyone else in the utopia couldn't see color but him and the giver : d

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