The theme highlighted in the mentioned excerpt would be perseverance.
The excerpt tells of Rainsford's courageous act of braving the sea to go to the direction of the shots despite of the harsh conditions at the sea. This is evidenced by the phrase "he fought the sea".
The term "doggedly" also describes a persistent pursuit which was what Rainsford showed. He showed perseverance in his actions.
"<span>A shortened, paraphrased version of a text that mentions its key points" would be the proper definition of a summary. Without mentioning the key points, it cannot be a god summary. </span>
Answer:
The two sentences that best show that the composer drew inspiration from literature are:
Bernstein's music was influenced by many pieces he had heard - and even read - before.
West Side Story was also influenced by the famous play Romeo and Juliet, written in the late sixteenth century by William Shakespeare.
Explanation:
The excerpt makes it clear that music composer Leonard Bernstein was a very talented man, capable of writing different styles of music.<u> His inspiration, however, did not come only from other music pieces. The passage makes it clear that literature was also an important source of inspiration for the composer. That is clearly stated in two sentences:</u>
Bernstein's music was influenced by many pieces he had heard - and even read - before.
West Side Story was also influenced by the famous play Romeo and Juliet, written in the late sixteenth century by William Shakespeare.
<u>We are told that what he read was also influential on his work, and that a specific famous play, "Romeo and Juliet", inspired Bernstein's most famous work - the music for "West Side Story".</u>
