What is most likely the speaker's intent in this excerpt from the speech? a. to convey the horrors and barbarity faced by millions of slaves due to the oppressive laws of the state b. to criticize the white population for celebrating liberty while enforcing slavery on the black population c. to mock the white population's arrogance about the superiority of their race compared to the black slaves d. to question the beliefs and principles on which the us constitution was formed e. to criticize the nation for not allowing the black slaves to participate in their celebration of independence day

answer: b

explanation: i have never watched or read about him but looked it up and it seems the most sensible answer. sorry if it's wrong. ☺

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.