Read the following lines from "Musée des Beaux Arts," by W. H. Auden. . . . the ploughman may Have heard the splash, the forsaken cry, But for him it was not an important failure; Which of the following best summarizes the meaning of these lines? A. Suffering is part of the human condition. B. Suffering occurs while everyone else is busy living his life. C. Suffering occurs when everyone is watching. D. Suffering happens to everyone.

Respuesta :

the answer is B. Suffering occurs while everyone else is busy living his life.

Answer:

B. Suffering occurs while everyone else is busy living his life.

Explanation:

The poet is putting the focus on indifference. The ploughman is too busy to pay attention to what is happening in the water. He must have heard the splash and the desolate cry from the river , but he is more concerned with his daily job than with someone's life. The cry is coming  from a person who has fallen into the water. The person's legs can be seen in the picture ,Pieter Breughel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus.