C: it provides an example, because it explains what is happening to trigger it.
A. "Learn from me... how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge..."
Answer:
Never had Frederick Douglass been so nervous. Undeterred, Douglass vowed to try to escape again on September 3, 1838, although he knew the risk. “I felt assured that if I failed in this attempt, my case would be a hopeless one,” he wrote in his autobiography. “It would seal my fate as a slave forever.”
Explanation:
The first theme that might be identify is money, investing money. It seems that Walter wants to invest a lot of money to gain more fortune.This might not be a bad idea but later on ,the reader gets to know that he remains poor. On the other hand, black/white social differences. It might be clear when Walter expresses how he sees his life and the things he has to tell his son about how "rich white people live"