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Regional novels describe features distinguishing the life, interactions, customs, language, dialect, and other aspects of the culture of a specific region of people
I would go with sin, or wrongdoing? The way that you have it used in a sentence would definitely not be c or a.
1, This is 25 Points,
2, Well slightly you could say that it being called "allegorical" would go with the theme, the theme may be jealousy which could be the reason Venus gave all the nearly impossible (and inevitable) tasks to do, although Venus was possibly jealous because of Cupid liking Psyche and Psyche being mortal.
The statement fits with the theme of the story, because it wasn't made clear or stated that Venus was jealous, it used her actions to foreshadow (is that the right word for it?) the theme. Similar to how Psyche means soul and butterfly and how her soul is made immortal, like a transition for a caterpillar to a butterfly.