According to a source on the internet, the theme that addressed in both excerpts would be the last choice - Reality can be inexplicably cruel and unfair.
This is further strengthened by the passage - How stunned I was, for example, to discover another time outside time, a universe parallel to this one, a creation within Creation, with its own laws, customs structures, and language - as if reality is deceiving and being unfair to the person.
The answer is multiple choice. You probably already took the test but the answer is B and D
Answer:
He hates being watched by the township people because he is the preachers son.
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