What is the universal theme of this excerpt? Hard work pays off. Love conquers all. Dramatic life events cause change. Things are seldom what they seem.

C). Dramatic life events cause change.

Explanation:

The Theme is defined as the underlying message or central idea that the author wishes to convey through his work. The Universal theme is the idea that is common to the human discipline and deals with basic human concerns, issues, or nature through everyone can connect irrespective of their cultural or geographical differences.

In the given excerpt, the universal theme that the author is conveying would be the change that the dramatic live events bring in our life. Here the dramatic event(red Corvair trail) in Johnny's life led to such a change in his life that 'he's now scared of his own shadow.' This discusses the basic human nature of experiencing major changes after a dramatic event in our life through which each individual can relate. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

the way you did it is okay (not really the best) but it could use a little work.

explanation:

dreams can say a lot about the personalities,thoughts, feelings, and intentions of people, what exactly do dreams mean? are the dreams we have   a result of our thinking process or are they connected to our hidden desires? facts and fiction will be used to uncover the truth behind our dreams.

i believe the answer is thesis, reasons, evidence, counterclaim, conclusion