The answer is option (C). When "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," a novel opposing slavery written by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, made its debut, it became the most popular book of the 19th century, following only the Bible in sales. Will Kaufman commented that this work "contributed significantly to the onset of the Civil War."
The bond between literature and the Holocaust is intricate. It is important to acknowledge that this combination is indeed significant—the Holocaust has shaped, and in many cases, defined the works of almost every Jewish author after it, such as Saul Bellow and Jonathan Safran Foer, along with various non-Jewish writers like W.G. Sebald and Jorge Semprun. However, when examining literature as an art form—a discipline inherently focused on representation and interpretation—it appears to conflict with the unchangeable nature of the Holocaust and our profound responsibilities towards its remembrance. Great literature demands creativity, reshapes narratives, navigates moral complexities, and alters factual realities. In the context of the Holocaust, such an approach can feel utterly wrong and even sacrilegious, as the atrocities witnessed at Auschwitz and Buchenwald require no literary enhancement.
The correct option is B. This information discovered must be referenced to provide credit to the individual who originally stated it.
