What is the best summary of the story? a- The night seemed to make the passengers on the narrator's carriage ride uneasy. They began to give him gifts and make the sign of the cross on him. The narrator thought this was unusual but still wished to visit Count Dracula. However, this began to change once he changed over to the Count's carriage. This driver seemed very unusual and was driving him in circles.

b- As night fell, the narrator's carriage ride to visit Count Dracula grew rough and unusual. The passengers seemed to be afraid for him. The driver tried to encourage him to stay on with them when they arrived, and the Count's driver is not there. But, the strange driver outruns them, and the narrator gets in his carriage. Then as the Count's driver seems to be going in circles, the narrator began to feel uneasy.

c- When it grew dark, seemed to be some excitement amongst the passengers, an the driver appeared urge the carriage on more quickly. Then one by one, the passengers offered the narrator gifts and made the sign of the cross to guard against the evil eye. When they arrived, the sandy road had no sign of a vehicle. The passengers drew back with a sigh of gladness, which seemed to mock the narrator's disappointment. The driver then tried to convince the narrator to stay on to the next stop.

d- The narrator is on a carriage ride to meet Count Dracula. The passengers and driver are worried about him and try to convince him not to go. The narrator is curious, so he decided to continue with the stranger who works for the Count. Then, as the driver seems to go off course, the narrator begins to worry.

d=i dont no

Explanation:

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.

1, 4, and 5 are all conflicts