Question

What is Steele’s purpose in portraying different club members?

• A. To tell a heroic story
• B. To teach scientific methods
• C. To humorously show different social personalities
• D. To promote a political ideology

Answer 1

Answer:

C. To humorously show different social personalities

Steele uses the members of The Trumpet Club as comic types, each representing a certain personality or social behavior—the know-it-all, the silent observer, the opinionated speaker, etc. Through this, he lightly satirizes the quirks of human interaction and offers a witty reflection on the social dynamics of his time.