What Did ÉMile Zola Say to Explain His Use of Naturalism

Multiple Choice

What did Émile Zola say to explain his use of naturalism in his novels and his depiction of characters?

A) "I have never given up on nature and the uplifting lessons it can teach us."
B) "I have simply done on living bodies the work of analysis which surgeons perform on corpses."
C) "People are naturally bad and all my fictions are truths."
D) "My stories tell of a new Enlightenment."
E) "All life is a wasteland."