Excerpt from The Rainbow, Chapter X (excerpt) D. H. Lawrence Gudrun and Ursula were co-mates. The second child, with her long, sleepy body and her endless chain of fancies, would have nothing to do with realities. She was not for them, she was for her own fancies. Ursula was the one for realities. So Gudrun left all such to her elder sister, and trusted in her implicitly, indifferently. Ursula had a great tenderness for her co-mate sister. It was no good trying to make Gudrun responsible. She floated along like a fish in the sea, perfect within the medium of her own difference and being. Other existence did not trouble her. Only she believed in Ursula, and trusted to Ursula. From this passage, what can be understood to be implicitly stated? A) Gudrun and Ursula don't see eye to eye. B) Gudrun is likable, while Ursula is unlikable. C) Gudrun is a daydreamer; Ursula is practical. Eliminate D) Gudrun and Ursula don't understand one another.

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Braxton Wyatt

19 February, 17:52

Excerpt from The Rainbow, Chapter X (excerpt) D. H. Lawrence Gudrun and Ursula were co-mates. The second child, with her long, sleepy body and her endless chain of fancies, would have nothing to do with realities. She was not for them, she was for her own fancies. Ursula was the one for realities. So Gudrun left all such to her elder sister, and trusted in her implicitly, indifferently. Ursula had a great tenderness for her co-mate sister. It was no good trying to make Gudrun responsible. She floated along like a fish in the sea, perfect within the medium of her own difference and being. Other existence did not trouble her. Only she believed in Ursula, and trusted to Ursula. From this passage, what can be understood to be implicitly stated? A) Gudrun and Ursula don't see eye to eye. B) Gudrun is likable, while Ursula is unlikable. C) Gudrun is a daydreamer; Ursula is practical. Eliminate D) Gudrun and Ursula don't understand one another.

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Brindle · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. It states that

Explanation:

"and her endless chain of fancies, would have nothing to do with realities. She was not for them, she was for her own fancies. Ursula was the one for realities." this shows that Ursula was the realistic.

Patricia · Answer 2

C) Gudrun is a daydreamer; Ursula is practical.

Explanation:

"The Rainbow" by David Herbert Lawrence deals with the three generations of the Brangwen family, from Tom Brangwen to Ursula Brangwen. Practically coming from a farming family, the story ends with Ursula becoming a teacher, far improved from the farming background. This novel shows the development and urbanization of Britain.

The passage in the question is from the last and most extended part of the novel about the granddaughter Ursula. This part revolves around her struggle to find fulfillment for her passions. But unable to get anything, the novel ends with Ursula seeing a rainbow towering over the earth, a symbol of a new beginning, just like in from the Biblical rainbow over the ark after the flood. The specific passage shows that Gudrun is a daydreamer while Ursula is the practical one of the sisters.