Read the following passage about art as an escape and Aristotle on poetry, then answer the comprehension question. All art is, in an important sense, an escape. The passage explains that human beings can escape from the present by using consciousness of the past to project a vision of the future. According to the author, what exactly enables a person to project a vision of the future in this context?

Introduction / Context:
This question is based on the same reading comprehension passage that discusses art as an escape and the special capacity of human beings to use imagination. The passage says that people can escape from present experience by using what they remember from the past in order to imagine a different future. The question asks what, according to the author, enables a person to project a vision of the future.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• The passage states that all art is, in an important sense, an escape.
• It mentions that humans have the capacity to escape from present experience.
• It explains that they use accumulated consciousness of the past.
• This accumulated consciousness is used to project a vision of the future.
• The question asks which specific factor enables the person to project that future vision.

Concept / Approach:
In reading comprehension, it is important to focus on the exact wording in the relevant sentence. The key sentence joins the ideas of the past and the future: people use consciousness of past experiences in order to form images or ideas of what may happen in the future. To find the correct option, we must identify which phrase in the options matches the phrase used by the author, without adding extra ideas that are not in the passage.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Recall or re read the sentence that talks about projecting a vision of the future. Step 2: The passage says that a person uses accumulated consciousness of the past to project that vision. Step 3: Note that accumulated consciousness of the past refers to memory, experience, and awareness built over time. Step 4: Compare this phrase with the given options. Only one option repeats this idea clearly. Step 5: Select the option that correctly captures the same idea as the passage.

Verification / Alternative check:
To verify, ask yourself whether present experience alone is enough to project a completely new vision of the future in the passage. The text explicitly joins past and future, indicating that past experiences collected in the mind give material for imagining what can come later. Therefore, any option that stresses the past as accumulated consciousness is more accurate than the others. This provides a strong cross check that the correct answer refers to the persons accumulated consciousness of the past.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

• Option A, which mentions present experience in the current moment, is incomplete. The passage says the person escapes from present experience and uses something else to project the future.
• Option C refers to a sympathetic nature, but the passage does not mention sympathy at all in the context of projecting the future. This is an extra idea not supported by the text.
• Option D, none of the given factors, is clearly incorrect because the passage directly names a factor, the accumulated consciousness of the past.

Common Pitfalls:
A common mistake is to mix up present experience with accumulated experience. Learners sometimes think that because the passage starts by talking about present experience, that must be the correct answer. Another frequent error is to choose an option that sounds general and attractive, such as a sympathetic nature, even when it is not explicitly mentioned. Careful reading and attention to keywords like accumulated consciousness of the past help avoid these problems.

Final Answer:
According to the passage, a person is able to project a vision of the future because of past experiences stored in memory and awareness. Thus, the correct option is The persons accumulated consciousness of the past.