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English, 26.10.2020 20:20, 22nathanieltimms

Read the quote and answer the following
questions. Answer in complete sentences
and with your BEST work.
"He had been prepared to lie, to bluster, to
remain sullenly unresponsive; but, reassured by
the good-humored intelligence of the Controller's
face, he decided to tell the truth,
straightforwardly."
--Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
1. What effect does the repetition of infinitives (to
lie, to bluster, to remain) in the first clause have
on the meaning of the sentence? How do these
infinitives prepare you for the infinitive phrase (to
tell the truth) in the second clause?
2. What is the function of the semicolon in
Huxley's sentence?

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