What is the personal meaning of music in Evelyn's story?
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Correct answer: It is a medium of her freedom, confidence and identity
The governing idea is the transformative power of art in an individual life. At first, Evelyn’s increasing deafness appears to threaten her future as a musician. Instead of accepting that assumption, she works with Ron Forbes and learns to receive music through vibrations, discovering that sound can be experienced through the body as well as the ears. Music consequently becomes more than a performance activity: it gives her independence, confidence, discipline, and a public identity based on ability rather than disability. Option A is correct. B trivializes music, C ignores her achievement, and D falsely presents her success as an appeal for pity.
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It is a medium of her freedom, confidence and identity
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The governing idea is the transformative power of art in an individual life. At first, Evelyn’s increasing deafness appears to threaten her future as a musician. Instead of accepting that assumption, she works with Ron Forbes and learns to receive music through vibrations, discovering that sound can be experienced through the body as well as the ears. Music consequently becomes more than a performance activity: it gives her independence, confidence, discipline, and a public identity based on ability rather than disability. Option A is correct. B trivializes music, C ignores her achievement, and D falsely presents her success as an appeal for pity.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 9 English question. Chapter: The Sound of Music. Topic: Overcoming physical disabilities (Evelyn Glennie) and the life of Shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan.
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