> How did society feel about the post-impressionists during their day (late 1800s)?

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They loved their artworks, and lined up by the hundreds to buy Van Gogh's

paintings.

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They scorned and rejected the post-impressionists' new vision and purpose.

Alex thinking about repleacing the word feared at the end of paraghaph 2 with dreaded. why do you think he want to make that change? dreaded has a neutral connotation, feared has a neutral connotation, dreaded has a stronger negative connotation, feared has a more negative connotation.