Which statement about selfies and self-portraits does the article best support? A. Both can conceal information about the subject.

B. Both showcase cultural traditions of the time.

C. Both show people responding to joyful events.

D. Both display the social class of the subject.

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .