Technically since it says in your own words, this is cheating, lets not cheat! finding the theme is simple, just ask yourself, what was the ppoint, its not asking you to summarize so dont say that this happened then this happened, nope just simply state the purpose of the article! hope i helped!
During a soliloquy, the character is just vocally presenting his thoughts without regard to the audience. The characters are basically talking to themselves. In an aside, the character wants to talk to the audience and is aware of it.
I think the answer may be “it helps the reader understand how precise the dive was”
The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "A. As I look back now on my life, I realize quite clearly that of all the members of my family, subsequent to my mother's death, the only one who truly understood me, or, better yet, sympathized with my intellectual and artistic point of view, was, strange as it may seem, this same Paul, my dearest brother."
Explanation:
Based on the given excerpts above from Theodore Dreiser’s “My Brother Paul”, the one that reflects Dreiser’s want for acceptance is possibility A. As I remember currently on my life, I understand quite clearly that of all the members of my family, succeeding my mother's death, the sole one who actually understood me, or, better yet, sympathized with my intellectual and creative purpose of read, was, strange because it could appear, this same Paul, my beloved brother.