SAT Inferences Question
Lin-Manuel Miranda's 2015 hip-hop musical Hamilton depicts historical political figure Alexander Hamilton as a self-made man who, through sheer determination, transcends his humble origins to become a key participant in the founding of the United States. This depiction of Hamilton establishes him as a compelling and well-defined protagonist but obscures other facets of the historical person's views, namely his elitism and mistrust of the democratic politics of some of his contemporaries. In effect, the musical's portrayal of Hamilton fails to convey the ideological complexity that a more nuanced portrayal might have suggested. The text most strongly suggests that particular aspects of Hamilton's political beliefs may have been omitted from the musical in part to achieve which effect?
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