In a short story, a young boy plays in the same meadow many times during his childhood. he and his friends feel that the meadow is a magical place where they can use their imaginations. the young boy eventually goes away to college and returns, only to discover that the meadow no longer exists and in its place is a new housing development. he watches the scene with sadness. what are two common literary themes that this story most clearly shows?

a: the determination to succeed and the acceptance of failure.
b: the loss of joy and the regaining of joy.
c: the death of nature and the power of civilization
d: the passage of time and the ritual of the seasons.

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at nineteen years old, nicole c. kear's biggest concern is choosing a major--until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. she is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights out. instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. she joins circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these hi-jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

when kear becomes a mother, just a few years shy of her vision's expiration date, she amends her carpe diem strategy, giving up recklessness in order to relish every moment with her kids. her secret, though, is harder to surrender - and as her vision deteriorates, harder to keep hidden. as her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won't win the battle against blindness. but if she comes clean with her secret, and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending

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