C, he rescued civilians, hope this helps :)
Victor assaults his investigations with excitement and, overlooking his public activity and his family far away in Geneva, gains quick ground. Later, Ardently dedicating himself to this work, he ignores everything else; family, companions, studies, and public activity, and becomes progressively pale, desolate, and fixated.
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one challenge is that you must determine a theme base on how characters respond to challenges. If you don't understand the challenge or problem a character face you won't know the theme.