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i think it means that if someone is suffering, everyone is suffering because we need another to thrive
It is ironic that Confucius's son died an early death. We can infer that the death of Confucius' son, Carp is ironic, he suffered an early death when the symbolism of the carp fish is longevity, because carps can get very old, it also represents the dragons due to big scales on the body of a carp. According to the meaning of the carp Confucius' son, Carp, should have a long live which did not happen.
While Padmi looks frantically for her pen, her sister calmly writes with it. "While Padmi looks frantically for her pen," cannot stand alone. Using it in "While Padmi looks frantically for her pen, her sister calmly writes with it." makes it dependent on the second part of the sentence.
The correct answer is 1. theme
That is because a theme is the most basic concept explored in a piece of fiction, like the battle of good versus evil, which can be explored in million ways.
The previous storyline would most likely fit into the genre romance and mystery.