Questão Comentada · 32
1º Semestre · B3GE™
TEXTO DE APOIO (clique para abrir / fechar)
DO FAMOUS PEOPLE LOVE ANONYMITY?
(Historical Note: Born into an old, aristocratic family, Count Lev Nicolayevich Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. His War and Peace (1869), Anna Karenina (1878), and Resurrection (1899), which is based on his youthful sins, are often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction and three of the greatest novels ever written.
When the famous Russian author Count Leo Tolstoy was already an old man, he once undertook a travel by train. He then saw a woman calling for her husband, who had gone to the buffet at the station, being hungry. Now their train was about to depart again.
The woman approached Tolstoy, believing him to be just some old hobo [um trabalhador itinerante, sem-teto e muito pobre]. “Old man, kindly fetch [favor buscar] my husband from the buffet? Here, have this penny as a reward for your troubles.” She pressed a coin in his hand and, delighted, Tolstoy went and fetched her husband for her. When Tolstoy returned, some people began to recognize the famous author. The rich woman was rather embarrassed, and begged Count Tolstoy to return the coin to her, afraid that by insisting that he accept the penny she had forced him to demean himself...
He refused, smiling, and told her that he would hold on to the coin because “It is the only money I ever made doing honest work!” Tolstoy was delighted to be just another old man, a vagrant [vagabundo], a bum [mendigo] – in short, to be someone’s servant for five minutes instead of the big, important writer of renown. He cherished [estimou, prezou] his five minutes of anonymity dearly. Many famous people are like this. But few get the opportunity, nowadays.
QUESTÃO
The information in the passage most likely supports which of the following ideas?
Apparently, being famous in today’s world can be even more problematic than it was in the past.
If he had not succeeded as a writer, Tolstoy would have been very happy to be “just another old man, a vagrant, a bum.”
Tolstoy sought anonymity in part because he was ashamed of being a wealthy aristocrat in the Russian Empire.
That brief moment of being someone’s “servant” in a train station was the most fun Tolstoy had had in years.
Nowadays, the proliferation of cameras and social media make it impossible for famous people to find anonymity.
🔐 Gabarito (clique para revelar)
🧭 Leitura orientada
A questão pede identificar a ideia geral sustentada pelo texto, extrapolando o episódio vivido por Tolstoy para uma reflexão mais ampla sobre fama e anonimato. Trata-se de uma questão de inferência global.
🔍 Identificação do argumento central
O texto narra um episódio do passado em que Tolstoy pôde experimentar alguns minutos de anonimato e conclui afirmando que muitos famosos valorizam experiências semelhantes, mas que poucos conseguem vivenciá-las hoje em dia. Essa observação final amplia o sentido do texto para além do caso específico do escritor russo.
🧠 Núcleo de sentido
A comparação implícita entre o passado e o presente sugere que, no mundo atual, a fama traz dificuldades adicionais, já que o anonimato se tornou mais raro. Assim, ser famoso hoje pode ser ainda mais problemático do que em épocas anteriores.
🔍 Análise alternativa por alternativa (com pegadinhas)
(A) ✅ Correta — GABARITO
A alternativa sintetiza a ideia final do texto:
atualmente, devido às mudanças sociais,
a fama tende a ser mais problemática,
pois encontrar anonimato tornou-se difícil.
(B) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não afirma
que Tolstoy desejasse permanentemente
viver como um mendigo,
apenas que apreciou um breve momento de anonimato.
(C) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: não há qualquer indicação
de vergonha por sua origem aristocrática.
(D) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: o texto não estabelece comparação
com outros momentos de diversão na vida de Tolstoy,
apenas descreve satisfação pontual.
(E) ❌ Errada
Pegadinha: embora sugira dificuldade atual,
o texto não menciona explicitamente
câmeras ou redes sociais.
🧠 Resumo B3GE™ Master
✔ A narrativa individual leva a uma reflexão geral.
✔ O texto contrasta passado e presente.
✔ A fama hoje dificulta experiências de anonimato.
🔎 Gabarito confirmado: (A)