You have grasped the right sentence to analyze. This sentence mentions that Hemingway as a myth and in reality were not very different hence the myth about Hemingway and his personality was similar. Therefore the new biographies are at odds with the myth of Hemingway because it shows a person who is not a big fish anymore.
Also the passage does not mention anything with regards to exploring the link between myth and the reality of Hemingway as an intention of writer. All the conclusion was reached without any intention and that all the prior conclusion on Hemingway happen to be similar to his myths.

in the second question, why B is false? "the hunter has become hunted"?

The key word for rejecting option B is "unwittingly" in the last sentence of the passage. The new findings were not a deliberate intention of the writers.

1. B. The key here is that we are talking about "a departure from the earlier biographies." While the earlier biographies show Hemmingway to be "not too dissimilar from the myth," the newer ones the passsage says have "reversed the trend." The trend effectively being showing hemmingway the man and the myth being rather similar. To reverse this trend would mean that the newer biographies are showing the myth of hemmingway to NOT be similar to the myth of him, which is what answer B states.

2. This is an "all possible answers" question so the veracity of each answer MUST be considered, unlike question 1 where we could find out what the question is asking and match the answer to the correct statement as a possible way to solve. A is incorrect because "little scholarship" exists despite his renown. Commensurate basically means "in equal portion," and so the statement in A is at odds with the passage saying that there isn't a lot of writing about him, despite being very famous. B is also incorrect because the passage says "the latest biographers have shown -perhaps unwittingly-" inferring that it was not necessarily a conscious effort on the part of the biographer, as statement B states. By knowing A and B are incorrect, we can assume C must be correct, but its still best to go through the thought process as to why (useful as finding C to be incorrect might make you rethink your logic for a previous statement and realize you made a mistake). "Until recently, Hemmingway biographies have shown a similar trend" is correct, with that trend (as stated in question 1's explaination) being the biographer showing hemmingway to be similar to the "myth of hemmingway." The answer is therefore C.

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Qn 1:
It is mentioned in the passage that in the last few years, several biographies showcase Hemingway near the end of his life. However, in the traditional biographies it is said that there is a similarity between the Hemingway Myth and the Hemingway man. The newer ones odds with this myth. therefore the correct answer is B.

2)
a. The prevalence of scholarship on Hemingway is commensurate with his renown as a writer. – not discussed in the passage.
b. The latest Hemingway biographies consciously intended to show Hemingway’s vulnerabilities.- It is discussed that the latest biographies reverse the trend but they are not reversing it consciously.
c. Until recently, Hemingway biographies had shown a similar trend.- yes, this is what the passage is mainly about.

Sorry, didn't understand how recently, Biographies are showing similar trends? The passage explicitly mentions recently trend was reversed.

Your question is a little bit confusing.

Could you elaborate better to know what you didnt get of the second question ??

Regards

I think his biography is based on the fact that they didn't try to explore the connection between Hemingway, man and Hemingway myth...

1.It can be inferred from the passage that the author considers the latest Hemingway biographies a departure from traditional biographies in that these latest biographies
A)focus on a much overlooked aspect of the writer’s body of work- incorrect- biographies have not focussed on his body of works
B)depict Hemingway in a manner that is at odds with the myth of Hemingway- correct- this is the theme of the passage
C)claim that Hemingway was similar to several of his chief protagonists in his books-incorrect- this is what earlier works have done
D)suggest that Hemingway lacked the virility many associated with him- incorrect- not supported by passage
E)do not attempt to explore the link between Hemingway the man and Hemingway the myth- incorrect biographies do explore the myth


2.Consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply.
With which of the following would the author of the passage agree?
A)The prevalence of scholarship on Hemingway is commensurate with his renown as a writer.- incorrect- The facts are exactly the opposite.
B)The latest Hemingway biographies consciously intended to show Hemingway’s vulnerabilities.- incorrect- the last passage mentions the word unwittingly
C)Until recently, Hemingway biographies had shown a similar trend.- correct. passage mentions about reversing the trend

Hi Carcass,

Can you help me with second question? Why Option A is incorrect?

"What little scholarship has existed on Ernest Hemingway— considering his stature" - states that the scholarship is in line with the writer's popularity/ renown.
Am I missing something?


Thanks

What little scholarship has existed on Ernest Hemingway— considering his stature— has focused on trying to unmask the man behind the bravura.



A. The prevalence of scholarship on Hemingway is commensurate with his renown as a writer.

We do know that the scholarship is NOT commensurate with his stature

So A is false

Regards

Hi Carcass - apologies for delayed response. I was wondering if this is an idiom. I literally understood it as little scholarship exists considering his stature (not that great).

But it seems the other way

Thanks for all the help!

Q2: Why I think choice B is incorrect is because of the word "consciously". While the recent biographers do talk about his vulnerabilities, they don't do so consciously in an attempt to slander his reputation but rather to provide a human portrait of the person that he is.

Carcass Please let me know what you think of this explanation

Sorry but I usually keep the things as si.ple as possible.

First off, even without the word consciously, the sentence read this way: the latest biographies try to show his vulnerabilities.

No. The passage says we have the latest because they want to show the man and the writer do not overlap.

Pretty simple

Regards

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