Which statement best identifies theme of the text? "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
A
People seek to rationalize the unexplainable in ways that serve their self-interest.
B
People are able to form strong connections with others in their community during hard times.
C
Humans constantly take advantage of and abuse the environment around them, as well as its creatures.
D
Sometimes people are not held accountable for their hurtful actions, but rather go on to prosper from them.

4. interpret how do the speaker's descriptions of and feelings about the wind change as the poem progresses? how does this shift show a change in the tone of the poem?

What is one thing that happened to benno harte when he and his family left france to escape the nazis?

What is the effect of narrator's word choice on the tone of this passage? the words "my heart shrank within itself" create a fearful tone. the words "wounded his fellow" develop a remorseful tone. the words "struck harsh upon my ears" suggest an irritated tone. the words "better-omened" set a hopeful tone. excerpt from "the cabuliwallah" by rabindranath tagore i was sitting in my study, looking through the accounts, when some one entered, saluting respectfully, and stood before me. it was rahmun the cabuliwallah. at first i did not recognise him. he had no bag, nor the long hair, nor the same vigour that he used to have. but he smiled, and i knew him again. "when did you come, rahmun? " i asked him. "last evening," he said, "i was released from jail." the words struck harsh upon my ears. i had never before talked with one who had wounded his fellow, and my heart shrank within itself when i realised this; for i felt that the day would have been better-omened had he not turned up.