PrepTest 104, Section 3, Question 22
Freud's essay on "The Uncanny" can be said(458 more words not shown)
According to the author, Bettelheim(8 more words not shown)
- Acreating fantasy worlds(5 more words not shown)
- Bhelping them find(5 more words not shown)
- Cproviding a means(5 more words not shown)
- Dshowing them other(5 more words not shown)
- Esolving their problems(2 more words not shown)
Reading the passage
How do the stories help? Bettelheim says children think about what the tales imply about their own conflicts and find their own solutions. A child struggling with a friendship might find something useful in a character's experience. That's help with the child's life, not simply an escape from it.
Working the answers
- A
Fantasy is part of the setting, but escapism isn't the benefit Bettelheim identifies. Children use the story to address their problems.
- BCorrect
The final paragraph says children “find their own solutions” by considering what the story implies about their inner conflicts. This is the benefit we predicted.
- C
Parents do matter, but their telling strengthens the effect by conveying approval. Communication with parents isn't the explanation given for why the tales themselves help.
- D
No comparison with worse problems is given. The stories help children think about their own conflicts, rather than make those conflicts seem small beside someone else's.
- E
The children find the solutions. The tale provides something to interpret; it doesn't solve the problems for them.
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