Let's go through every answer to see which ones work as thesis statements.
A: No, Rainsford was not a vain hunter, and he never wanted to participate in Zaroff's "game".
B:<span> Yes, Zaroff believes that as long as your game (in this case, humans) has a slight chance, it's okay to hunt. Rainsford thinks that's just murder.</span>
<span>C: </span>Yes, Zaroff is extremely passionate about hunting. He thinks of hunting humans as just plain hunting, and he is passionate about it.
D:<span> Yes, Connell makes great use of irony in this story. One example is at the beginning of the story when Rainsford is talking to Whitney, and Rainsford says, "Who cares how a jaguar feels"? Yet, when he is the one being hunted, he thinks his feelings should matter.</span>
<span>E: Yes, some examples of red and blood used to demonstrate violence and terror are the blood-warm waters that Rainsford falls into, the blood-red lips of the General, and the blood-stained weed on the island.
So, the correct answers are B, C, D, and E.</span>
B. Paraphrasing
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In this excerpt from Jack London’s short story “To Build a Fire,” which sentences best show that the protagonist could be seen as prideful in his abilities rather than ignorant of his surroundings?
A) he was feeding it with twigs the size of his finger
B) those old timers were rather womenish, some of them, he thought
C) any man who was a man could travel alone
D) lifeless they were, for he could scarcely make them move together to grip a twig, and they seemed remote from his body and from him
The sentence "any man who was a man could travel alone" shows the best that the protagonist could be seen as prideful in his abilities and not ignorant of his surroundings.
Answer: Option C
<u>Explanation:</u>
In the sentence that has been shown above, the thoughts of the protagonist and his believes about the travelling are shown. He believes that a man who is actually a man and who has confidence in himself and believes in the abilities that he has, can travel alone any where. He is not afraid of the problems that he would face while travelling from one place to the other be it any where.
By reading these sentences, it is shown that he believes that he is a true man and totally believes in his abilities. He is rather very proud of the abilities that he has. It is a clear proof that he is very confident of himself and he is rather not ignorant of the things that surround him. He is not ignorant of his surroundings.
