Question

Which of the following sentences from "The Balek Scales" does NOT support the story's theme of oppression and inequality?a. "For five generations they had been breathingm the dust which rose from the crushed flaxstalks letting themselves be killed off by slowdegrees, a race of long-suffering, cheerful peoplewho ate goat cheese, potatoes, and now and thena rabbit...'b. "Durmg the day they would carry the flaxstalks to the antiquated machmes, with noprotection from the dust and at the mercy fromthe heat which came pourmg out of the drymg'Each cottage contained only one bed,standmg against the wall like a closet andreserced for the parents, while the children sleptall round the room on benches. "c. "The children would crawl deep into the greendarkness of the forest during the autumn whendampness drove the mushrooms out of the soil,and almost every family had its placeswhere it gathered mushrooms, places which werehanded do-em m whispers from generation togeneration. "

Answer 1

Answer:

c. "The children would crawl deep into the green darkness of the forest during the autumn when dampness drove the mushrooms out of the soil, and almost every family had its own places where it gathered mushrooms, places which were handed down in whispers from generation to generation."

Explanation:

In "The Balek Scales," by Heinrich Boll, the sentence that directs attention to children going to the forest to gather mushrooms and mentions that each family "had its own places where it gathered mushrooms," is not related to the story's theme of inequality. Actually, the passage refers to a family tradition which is passed through different age groups.