In order to be able to answer this, we'd need to know what book it is you're reading, as well as the answer choices as the question asks "which of the following best" meaning that they want you to choose the best answer from the choices they’re giving you.
I believe that's informal writing.
<span>infinitive: "To travel"
To travel is the infinitive form of this verb, which could be conjugated into any other type of verb form, but this is it at its purest. It sets up the sentence without tying it to a subject, and then towards the end relates it back to the type of people the phrase could apply to.</span>
Answer: it explores the theme of the death of a woman
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