[LINDNER:] They're not rich and fancy people; just hard-working, honest people who don't really have much but those little homes
and a dream of the kind of community they want to raise their children in. . . . You've got to admit that a man, right or wrong, has the right to want to have the neighborhood he lives in a certain kind of way. . . . I want you to believe me when I tell you that race prejudice simply doesn't enter into it. It is a matter of the people of Clybourne Park believing, rightly or wrongly, as I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities. BENEATHA (with a grand and bitter gesture): This, friends, is the Welcoming Committee!
–A Raisin in the Sun,
Lorraine Hansberry
Which statement is the best summary of the theme in this passage?
A. There is more that unites people than separates them.
B. Racism disguised by politeness is still racism.
C. The dream of owning a home unites families of all backgrounds.
D. Most communities welcome people from different backgrounds.
Answer: The main themes in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas are innocence, friendship, and human nature. Innocence: Bruno and Shmuel exhibit a childlike innocence. Bruno is largely ignorant of the horrors of the Holocaust, even when he becomes friends with a concentration camp inmate.
