“Therefore I shall speak to you of love. Speak in the night. Speak before both night and love are gone—and the eye of day looks
upon my sorrow and my shame; upon my blackened face; upon my burnt-up heart.” In “The Lagoon” by Joseph Conrad, what theme does the story within a story help to convey?
A. Friendship rarely can be found between cultures.
B. There is tremendous pain in losing something precious.
C. There is always guilt associated with finding true love.
D.The fear of the unknown causes people to betray each other.
