Read this excerpt from The Outsiders. Soda tries to understand, at least, which is more than Darry does. But then, Soda is different from anybody; he understands everything, almost. Like he's never hollering at me all the time the way Darry is, or treating me as if I was six instead of fourteen. I love Soda more than I've ever loved anyone, even Mom and Dad. Which statement best states the theme of this excerpt? A. People are alike inside. B. Hardship builds character. C. Kindness creates loyalty. D. Appearances can be deceptive.

C. Kindness creates loyalty.

Explanation:

H. E. Hinton's "The Outsiders" is a young adult novel that revolves around the protagonist Ponyboy Curtis and his life with his two brothers. The story deals or delves into the themes of class in the society and the conflict that arises, their differences and how it affected them as children.

As given in the excerpt, the narrator's admission that he likes Soda more than his parents or his other brother Darry shows that he is loyal to whoever is kind to him. Soda never "holler(s) at [Ponyboy] all the time" or even "treating [him] as if [he] was six instead of fourteen". This behavior towards him becomes the judging factor for who he likes more and who he stays loyal to. Soda definitely seems to be kinder to him than Darry seems to be, so the narrator felt more loyal and near to him.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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one thousand and one nights, also called the arabian nights is a collection of middle eastern tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age, dated from the 8th to the 14th century. this collection was compiled of largely middle eastern and indian stories with an uncertain date and autorship whose tales such as aladdin, ali baba and sinbad the sailor -these ones were the most popular ones, the ones that have almost become part of western folklore.

as in much medieval european literature, the stories contained in this collection are set within a frame story. its scene is central asia, as known as "the islands or peninsulae of india and china", where king shahryar kills his wife after discovering her infidelities and as well as any other who betrayed him.   then, loathing all womankind, he marries and kills his new wife each day until no more candidates could have been found. his vizier had two daughters, scheherezade and dunyazad. the elder one -scheherezade- having devised a scheme to save herself and the others insisted that her father needed to give her in marriage to the king. each evening, she used to tell a story leaving it incomplete and promising to finish it the following night. the stories kept the king very interested, so eager to hear evey ending of each story, that he puts off her execution from day to day and finally he decided to give up with his plan. these stories are contained within the collection of 1001 nights, the bulk of the text is in prose, although verse is usually used for songs and riddles to express better the heightened emotion of them.