Question on: JAMB Literature - 2023
Jose Palacios, his oldest servant, found him floating naked with his eyes open in the purifying waters of his bath and thought he had drowned. He knew this was, one of the many ways the General meditated, but the ecstasy in which he lay drifting seemed that of a man no longer of this world.
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, The General in His Labyrinth
The master in the passage above is obviously in a state of
A
trance
B
drowning
C
forgetfulness
D
labyrinth
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Correct Option: A
The description of the master floating naked with his eyes open in a meditative state suggests he is in a trance, deeply absorbed in meditation rather than physically harmed or lost.
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