surprises the reader with positive thought
The two lines in this excerpt tht reflect those themes are:
"To make us wish that we were in his place.
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This line explains perfecty the mentality of “the grass is greener on the other side”. Because its explicitly saying "we" are wishing to be in someone else place, meaning people are never satisfied with their own situation; they always think others have it better.
"Went home and put a bullet through his head."
This phrase makes reference to the theme of dissatisfaction.
The phrase "erupting like great beasts" in the excerpt helped the reader to understand the connotative meaning of the word heavy.
<h3>What is the connotative word heavy?</h3>
The author provides an inference context clue to help determine the meaning of the word heavy.
Hence, the phrase “erupting like great beasts” helps the reader infer that the “heavy electronic beats” coming from basements are quite forceful.
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I believe the group of people was called the Anglo-Saxon. Hope this helps!