Our tragedy today is a general and universal physical fear so long sustained by now that we can even bear it. there are no longer problems of the spirit. there is only the question: when will i be blown up? because of this, the young man or woman writing today has forgotten the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself which alone can make good writing because only that is worth writing about, worth the agony and the sweat. according to faulkner, what is the biggest problem preventing young writers from producing “good writing”? a. his generation is too preoccupied by the material world to concentrate on the spiritual aspect of life. b. the cold war has become more important to civilization than literature, art, music, and other spiritual endeavors. c. young writers live in physical fear and therefore are prevented from concentrating on matters of the spirit. d. the possibility of nuclear warfare is robbing young writers of the desire to write good fiction and poetry.

The correct answer is C. Young writers live in physical fear and therefore are prevented from concentrating on matters of the spirit. It's 100% correct as I just took the test :)

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

explanation:

the emperor is made to look inferior next to faustus's power.