B) to refer to a story that audiences are familiar with
It is the main message or idea the author is trying to convey to the reader. The theme is the author's opinion of the subject.
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The first portion: Ultimately pointless as it was fierce and acrimonious, means that that it was as much of a waste of time as it was aggressive and fueled by fury. Second they acknowledge that it was not that the couldn't prevent it but they didn't know what happened.
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