What purpose do the quotes by scholar Alan Schom serve in the section entitled “Napoleon’s Legacy”? A. Schom’s scholarly portrayal of Napoleon is not a positive one, and therefore including his ideas furthers the central idea of Napoleon’s infamous, controversial legacy.
B. The inclusion of Schom undermines the rest of the text, which upholds Napoleon as an important figure in world history; Schom disagrees with this idea.
C. Schom’s research proves Napoleon was not as highly regarded by his peers as we conceive of him today, thus furthering the central idea of awareness of biased legacies.
D. Schom argues that Russia was not Napoleon’s greatest blunder, but his general treatment of his soldiers—this is the worst part of his legacy.