"overriding idea" meaning the over all idea, helps with answer.
A.
setting - couldn't be the setting. We're looking for an overall idea of a
fiction story not the background or "theme" , it's the journey through
out the story , its ups and downs.
B.conflict- in stories a conflict has a solution , and a story may have various conflicts. it couldn't be the over all idea.
C.Plot- its the plot because, the plot is whats happening in the story, from conflicts to solutions. The overriding idea.
D.Theme- like I said it's not the theme nor setting.
Answer: C
John Hale, more commonly known as “Reverend Hale” was the Puritan pastor of Beverly Massachusetts, during the Salem witch trials in 1692. He was one of the most prominent and influential ministers associated with the witch trials, being noted as having initially supported the trials and then changing his mind and publishing a critique of them. He was born June 3, 1636 and died May 15, 1700.
I haven't seen the picture but i LOVE mythology so i would say A from my knowledge of this . hope i helped :)
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