What is the 'madeleine' scene in Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time' about?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Involuntary memory, in which a taste brings back a past moment
- Step 1: The narrator tastes a madeleine dipped in tea. Step 2. The taste revives a childhood memory. Answer: involuntary memory. Why not the others: these invent a different episode.
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