<span>The theme of a piece of fiction is the overriding idea that is transmitted by the piece of text. The theme can be broken into the concept, what readers perceive a work to be about, and the statement, which is what the text says about the theme.</span>
In "How the Animals Lost Their Tails and Got Them Back Traveling From Philadelphia to Medicine Hat" by Carl Sandburg, the main characters are animals and they are introduced in a comical manner. Sandburg uses literary devices; onomatopoeia, alliteration, and repetition.
The correct answer is C) studying his individual experiences and arriving at a broad generalization. Paul Feldman quit his job as economist and started selling bagels at his former company and other workplaces based in an honor system. He left bagels and doughnuts in boxes and a tray for the money, he would later pick up the leftovers and the money. While he identified factors that increased or decreased the rate of people stealing, he came to the conclusion that most of the people, around 87% are honest and won't steal. Key factors for stealing included big offices, bad weather, holidays and unhappy employees. Key factors for being honest included smaller offices, good weather and a close connection to the person selling the food.
At the end his conclusion was that good people will be good no matter the circumstances and bad people will steal no matter how good the company they work for. Paul F has hope in mankind as his 20 year career selling bagels has demonstrated most people are good.
I think it’s B
Sorry if I’m wrong
