The main theme is the fragility of sanity, guilt versus innocence, and the unrelenting passage of time. The fragility of sanity: the narrator's attempt to prove his sanity, his erratic mannerisms while he explains his meticulous plans for killing the old man only prove his madness.
What grade level work is this? My guess is 5th grade??
The answer is A. also the author.
The narrator of <em>The Bean Eaters</em> is<u> also the author</u>.
If you’re asking a question personally, I’d feel sympathy for both, bad choices or not everyone deserves a break, and deserves to be happy.