Explanation:
The officer is supposed to find the criminal. That is (technically) his job. A detective does more in the searching part, though.
Also, a "lamb to the slaughter" means that some prey (lamb) is going to immediately get killed/ slaughtered. Assuming that the criminal is the "lamb" and the "killer" is the officer, the irony is that the officer can not kill the criminal. That the criminal isn't exactly the prey and isn't "sent out to die" .
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The way the different handicaps contribute to the theme of the story is D. They illustrate how much must be done to make the most unique and talented individuals conform.
<h3>What is a Theme?</h3>
This refers to the central idea of a story that can be used to pass across a message from the author to the readers.
Hence, we can see that from the complete text, there is the narration of the handicaps and how the different ones are unique and how work must be done for conformity.
Read more about themes here:
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