Practicing Success
Given below is a painting pertaining to revolt of 1857 painted by Britishers, In this context, which of the following statement is correct? a- In all such British representations of the revolt of 1857, the rebels are shown as martyrs. b- The woman’s struggle to save her honor and her life is represented as having a deeper religious connotation. |
Only statement a is correct. Only statement b is correct. Both statements are correct. Neither of them is correct. |
Only statement b is correct. |
Correct statement a- In all such British representations of the revolt of 1857, the rebels are demonized. Miss Wheeler in there in this picture stands firmly at the centre, defending her honour, single-handedly killing the attacking rebels. As in all such British representations, the rebels are demonised. Here, four burly males with swords and guns are shown attacking a woman. The woman’s struggle to save her honour and her life, in fact, is represented as having a deeper religious connotation: it is a battle to save the honour of Christianity. The book lying on the floor is the Bible.
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