The answer should be option B. the destructive nature of life
The shovel-nosed sharks are little more than moving appetites that thoughtlessly and gracelessly attack the marlin. As opponents of the old man, they stand in bold contrast to the marlin, which is worthy of Santiago's effort and strength. They symbolize and embody the destructive laws of the universe and attest to the fact that those laws can be transcended only when equals fight to the death.
I think you will be helpful.
1.<span>Do not be disheartened if at first you suffer from stage-fright.
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4.</span><span>For one reason or another, some master-speakers never entirely overcome stage-fright, but it will pay you to spare no pains to conquer it.</span>
He wanted it to have a more natural, lyrical flow that is pleasing to the ear.
The first, third, and fourth choices are theme statements.
A theme statement describes the message behind a story that the author wants to convey to readers. The rest of the choices were either opinions, summaries, or descriptions of a story, which is not the same as theme.
Get grammarly they can help with it sometimes they make mistakes bc they think a word should go some were that don't make sense but make sure you look over it by that I mean read it out loudddd