GMAT Critical Reasoning (CR) | Re: Critic: Works of literature often present protagonists who

It's useful to use the "negate" technique on tough assumption questions.

In the presence of modifiers like "some", "all", "none", "never" -- we should negate that modifier to take its logical opposite.

With the modified "assumption" -- the conclusion must fall apart if it is the correct answer choice.

Let us examine choice A:

Some (modify this) individuals in earlier eras were more
concerned about contributing to societal good
than