Which excerpt from "Going Back to School" adds to the theme that being unhappy in a particular situation can make one feel impri
soned? One splendid instant - back in the great room, Curled in a chair with all of them beside And the whole world a rush of happy voices, O The boat ploughed on. Now Alcatraz was past And all the grey waves flamed to red again At the dead sun's last glimmer. Far and vast O With laughter beating in a clamorous tide.... Saw once again the heat of harvest fume Up to the empty sky in threads like glass, O The ship slowed, jarred and stopped. There, straight ahead, Were dock and fellows. Stumbling, he was whirled Out and away to meet them - and his back
The excerpt from "Going Back to School" that adds to the theme that being unhappy in a particular situation can make one feel imprisoned is: The boat ploughed on. Now Alcatraz was past And all the grey waves flamed to red again At the dead sun's last glimmer.
<h3>What is the theme of a text?</h3>
The theme of a text is the central idea in the text. The theme that being unhappy in a particular situation can make one feel imprisoned is seen in the fact that despite being away from Alcatraz, the grey waves were like hot flames for the unhappy speaker.
He felt imprisoned because of his unhappy situation.
