<p>Can’t find a thread for this so i decided to repost it… the question is on page 786 and it is #8…</p>
<p>"Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein centers on a scientist’s _____, the overweening pride that makes him believe he can usurp nature.</p>
<p>A. obstinacy
B. Hubris
C. Impetuosity
D. Valor
E. Callousness</p>
<p>I was stuck between A and B</p>
<p>A. Stubborn
B. Arrogance/pride</p>
<p>I mean i can sort of see why B is correct as it is his overweening pride and A is pretty much thinking about too hard about it (thinking outside the box) but i am still a little confuse to why A would not work…</p>
<p>Arrogance + Stubbornness are very similar and he is definitely stubborn</p>
<p>dictionary.com says: “excessive pride or self-confidence” = “overweening pride”</p>
<p>stubborness is stubborness. hubris is excessive pride which is basically a synonym to “overweening pride”. In any case, obstinacy means stubborn and not pride.</p>
<p>thank you… i guess you are right. I thought too hard about it and ended up getting it wrong (as i did not know what hubris meant while i was taking it)…</p>
<p>A would work if B wasn’t an answer choice as he technically is stubborn, but pride is a better answer.</p>
<p>thank you again</p>
<p>no problem. glad I could help. I tend to overthink things. And then it screws me over. I need to learn how to know when to do it and when not it</p>