Answer:
The second one is right not the first one
In the context of the story 'The Devil', people put the life of a dying person in someone else's hand.
Explanation:
'The Devil' is a short story about a farmer, Honore and his dying mother. In the story it so happens that the young farmer couldn't take care of his dying mother since he has to look after his wheat as well. So he hires Mother Rapet to take care of her mother.
She works on daily wages but the farmer insist on a set rate. When mother Rapet realized that his mother is taking too long to die, she took the matter in her own hand and does acts which leads to death of the farmer's mother.
From this story, readers get to know that these days how even death is negotiated. People according to their well being decides when someone's time has come.
I think that it is the theme. The theme is a general written description covering the main points of a subject. It is <span> the main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.</span>
