AP English Literature and Composition Quiz
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For years, Elias had defined himself by his opposition to the new railway, seeing it as a mechanical serpent poisoning the valley's quiet life. He wrote letters, organized meetings, and spoke of pastoral tradition. Yet, when the first train finally hissed into the station, he was there. He did not shout or hold a sign. He watched the faces of the arriving passengers, saw a young couple reunite, and felt not anger, but a strange, hollow peace. The world had moved on, and his remaining unchanged in that moment of communal progress served only to isolate him.
The description of Elias's decision to remain unchanged in his convictions, even as he witnesses a moment of communal progress, serves to
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