B. <span>a custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a particular class or group of people, especially a long-standing one regarded as outmoded or no longer important. </span>
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The <u>first</u> theme statement "The author believes that Johnny Cade is not ready to die, and doesn't want his time to be up yet. He feels as if he has not lived his life to the fullest, and has not got to do or pursue the things he wished to".
The <u>second</u> theme statement "The author believes that the characters have pride in who they are. They are proud and happy to be a greaser, even though others may see them as bad".
The <u>third</u> theme statement "The author believes that Ponyboy feels as if pity is taken upon him, although the character he is speaking to states that she/he doesn't feel that way and really believes that Ponyboy is a good person".
The <u>fourth</u> theme statement "The author believes that Randy feels bad for what he did to upset/disappoint his father. It also seems to surprise Randy that these feelings have taken place".
Explanation: I hope this helps! ^-^ I tried to answer it as fast as I could, and I have also read the book so it made it a little easier to answer since I know the back story. I really tried on this lol so I hope it is good enough, good luck!
Maya Angelou’s highly romantic “Caged Bird” first appeared in the collection Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing? in 1983. Inspired by Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “Sympathy,” Angelou contrasts the struggles of a bird attempting to rise above the limitations of adverse surroundings with the flight of a bird that is free. She seeks to create in the reader sentiment toward the plight of the misused, captured creature—a symbol of downtrodden African Americans and their experiences.
The first two stanzas contrast two birds. Lines 1 through 7 describe the actions of a bird that is free; it interacts with nature and “dares to claim the sky.” The second stanza (lines 8 through 14) tells of a captured bird that must endure clipped wings, tied feet, and bars of rage; yet he still opens his throat and sings.
The third and fifth stanzas are identical. Lines 2, 4, and 6 and lines 5 and 7 of these identical stanzas rhyme. This repeated verse elaborates on the song of freedom trilled by the caged bird; though his heart is fearful and his longings unmet, the bird continues to sing of liberty. The fourth stanza continues the comparison of two birds, the caged and the free. The free bird enjoys the breeze, the trees, the winds, the lawn, the sky, and the fat worms; the caged bird with his wings still clipped and his feet still tied continues, nevertheless, to open his throat and sing. Like the refrain of a hymn, the fifth and final stanza is a reiteration.
Angelou’s characterization of a bird that is free (first and fourth stanzas) provides an effective contrast with the bird that is caged (second, third, fourth, and fifth stanzas). The sentiment that Angelou evokes in the reader is suggestive of Dunbar’s inspirational poem.