Vincent Willem van Gogh is a famous painter whose ...

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Vincent Willem van Gogh is a famous painter whose works have successfully influenced 20-century art. He was born on March 30th, 1853. Van Gogh had completed thousands of works, and his art is known as beautiful, passionate, and colourful.

Van Gogh's famous paintings have been displayed in various museums around the world. He painted "The Starry Night" in 1889 along with "Sunflowers" when he was in France. Van Gogh completed more than 40 self-portraits over 10 years. All of his famous works are now exhibited in various museums around the world, including in Washington, D.C., Paris, Tokyo, New York, and Amsterdam.

Van Gogh suffered from mental illness and stayed poor because he depended only on his art. His brother was the one who helped sell all van Gogh's arts and took care of him. One day, his brother decided to get married, and van Gogh thought that his brother had decided to give up selling his works. He felt depressed and chose to end his life by shooting himself. Van Gogh died in France at age 37 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was an unknown artist all his life, but all of his works of art were appreciated throughout the world after he died.

According to the text, van Gogh felt depressed ....
A. because he was poor
B. so that he could stop painting
C. so that his brother would take care of him
D. because he was not famous for his entire life
E. because he thought that his brother had given up on him

D. Nur · Accepted Answer

Halo, Nafis. Kakak bantu jawab, ya.

Jawaban untuk soal ini adalah E. because he thought that his brother had given up on him.

Soal ini menanyakan penyebab van Gogh depresi.

Untuk menjawab soalnya, perhatikan kalimat 3 dan 4 di paragraf akhir berikut:
"One day, his brother decided to get married, and van Gogh thought that his brother had decided to give up selling his works. He felt depressed and chose to end his life by shooting himself."

Arti:
"Suatu hari, saudara laki-lakinya menikah dan van Gogh pikir saudara laki-lakinya telah memutuskan untuk menyerah menjual karya-karyanya. Dia merasa depresi dan memilih untuk mengakhiri hidupnya dengan menembak diri sendiri."

Berdasarkan artinya, dapat diketahui bahwa penyebab van Gogh depresi adalah karena dia mengira bahwa saudara laki-lakinya sudah menyerah terhadapnya. Ini sesuai dengan opsi E.

Jadi, jawaban untuk soal ini adalah E. because he thought that his brother had given up on him.

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