Samuel Johnson’s Rasselas most fundamentally emphasizes which theme from Johnson’s other works or other 18thcentury works?
AThe need for self-sufficiency as detailed in novels like Robinson Crusoe
BThe promise of universal knowledge as epitomized by the Encyclopédie
CThe need for linguistic correctness as exemplified in his Dictionary
DThe ultimate impossibility of achieving happiness, as espoused in his poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes”
Correct answer
D. The ultimate impossibility of achieving happiness, as espoused in his poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes”
Explanation
The correct answer is The ultimate impossibility of achieving happiness, as espoused in his poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes”.