4. What does paradox mean in this sentence from the audio story?

"One of the things I get from reading this collection of essays is the tension, the paradox between the deep connection you feel with your roots, your history, your family and, on the other hand, the need to move out of the house, to, as the title of the book says, find 'a house of my own.'"

the pressure to make the right decision

the chance to make a meaningful change

traditions that cause problems if they are not followed

opposites that seem like they cannot exist at the same time

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Aliana Fernandez

5 September, 07:36

4. What does paradox mean in this sentence from the audio story?

"One of the things I get from reading this collection of essays is the tension, the paradox between the deep connection you feel with your roots, your history, your family and, on the other hand, the need to move out of the house, to, as the title of the book says, find 'a house of my own.'"

the pressure to make the right decision

the chance to make a meaningful change

traditions that cause problems if they are not followed

opposites that seem like they cannot exist at the same time

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Greta Harding · Answer 1

In the mentioned passage, the paradox is:

"opposites that seem like they cannot exit at the same time".

Explanation:

A paradox is a figure of speech which makes contradicting statements within the sentence, but at the same time there is reality to it.

In the mentioned passage, which seems like a review of essays/book being given, the presenter is expressing the paradox that is being experienced by the author of the essay, as being so connected to his traditional roots and culture and yet would want to have a house or build a world of his own.

This seems like opposites that cannot happen at the same time, but it is a reality that anyone would want to build their own pace of world.

Hence, this is the paradox that is being expressed here.