Read this excerpt from "The Prediction."

His mood darkened, and
he felt dismissed. He felt
like all the eyes in the room
danced around him.

How does this detail best support the theme that people fulfill their own predictions?

It suggests that the crowd is not welcoming an outsider.
It proves that the narrator is working hard to succeed.
It shows that the narrator is creating his own negativity.
It reveals the narrator’s fear of the dark.

It shows that the narrator is creating his own negativity.

Explanation:

This statement best supports the theme that people fulfill their own predictions/fears because the narrator's mood "darkened," and then he felt as though everyone was looking at him, even though they really weren't. You can tell this is all in the narrator's head because he kept saying, "felt," meaning it may not have actually been occurring.

c. contraries and contradictions

which is not covered under the common topic “relationship”

a. causes and effects  

b. comparisons and contrasts  

c. contraries and contradictions  

d. antecedents and consequences

the irony is that the name has ''fortunate'' in it, but the kid named fortunato is not fortunate to be named that.

explanation: