Read the excerpt from Anthem."But I still wonder how it was possible, in those graceless years of transition, long ago, that men did not see whither they were going, and went on, in blindness and cowardice, to their fate. I wonder, for it is hard for me to conceive how men who knew the word "I," could give it up and not know what they lost."Based on the excerpt, it can be inferred that the narrator believes that:

the Council took men's freedom from them. men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom. men had freedom all along and did not realize it. the Council led men to think they were free to choose their destinies

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Sarah Browning

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24 March, 22:52

Read the excerpt from Anthem."But I still wonder how it was possible, in those graceless years of transition, long ago, that men did not see whither they were going, and went on, in blindness and cowardice, to their fate. I wonder, for it is hard for me to conceive how men who knew the word "I," could give it up and not know what they lost."Based on the excerpt, it can be inferred that the narrator believes that:

the Council took men's freedom from them. men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom. men had freedom all along and did not realize it. the Council led men to think they were free to choose their destinies

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Lorelai · Answer 1

men surrendered to conformity and gave up their own freedom.

Explanation:

In this excerpt the narrator is thinking back to how the men got into this position. The speaker is surprised and finds it hard to understand how the "men surrendered to conformity." The speaker says that the men must not have seen what was happening and the "went on, in blindness and cowardice" allowing others to take away their freedom and individualism.