Read the excerpt from the interview with E. Y. (Yip) Harburg.

When I lost my possessions, I found my creativity. I felt I was being born for the first time. So for me the world became beautiful.

With the Crash, I realized that the greatest fantasy of all was business. The only realistic way of making a living was versifying. Living off your imagination.

Based on the excerpt, which best describes Harburg's view of the Great Depression?

A. He has no interest in financial success for himself.

B. He values artistic success over financial success for himself.

C. He believes most people benefited from losing their financial stability.

D. He regrets the fact that he gave away his money to benefit his art.

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Aedan Massey

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28 October, 11:53

Read the excerpt from the interview with E. Y. (Yip) Harburg.

When I lost my possessions, I found my creativity. I felt I was being born for the first time. So for me the world became beautiful.

With the Crash, I realized that the greatest fantasy of all was business. The only realistic way of making a living was versifying. Living off your imagination.

Based on the excerpt, which best describes Harburg's view of the Great Depression?

A. He has no interest in financial success for himself.

B. He values artistic success over financial success for himself.

C. He believes most people benefited from losing their financial stability.

D. He regrets the fact that he gave away his money to benefit his art.

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Haley Elliott · Answer 1

I believe the answer is: He values artistic success over financial success for himself.

Pay attention to this part of the sentences:

With the Crash, I realized that the greatest fantasy of all was business. The only realistic way of making a living was versifying.

From those sentences, we can interpret that the Financial Crash make Harburg altered his perception on wealth. He saw that the way he used to make money was completely meaningless. So he choose to stop it and decided to pursue his other passion in life.

Ayanna Stevenson · Answer 2

He values artistic success over financial success for himself. best describes Harburg’s view of the Great Depression