<em>Which theme is conveyed in this excerpt from "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe?</em>
<u><em>A.</em></u>
<u><em>The insane have no sense of time.</em></u>
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Answer:
The theme this passage best supports is:
B. Appearances shape people's opinions.
Explanation:
Let's work with elimination to answer this question. Options C and D can be eliminated simply because they do not present themes. They are related to the passage, but they summarize or conclude it instead. Themes are underlying ideas.
<u>We are now left with options A and B. Option A may have something to do with the novel, but not with this particular passage. The focus here is on how Poole judges the man he saw because of his appearance. He calls him a "dwarf" and a "thing", while saying Dr. Jekyll "is a tall, fine build of a man." The passage does not mention anything else that leads Poole to judge Mr. Hyde besides his appearance, more specifically his height. Therefore, we can easily see that the theme here concerns how appearances shape people's opinions.</u>
C. Compound-complex
Compound- complex: One or more dependent clauses and two or more independent clauses.
"Because credit-card fraud is increasing in America, consumers must be cautious, and retailers must take steps to protect consumers."
