How does the excerpt develop the theme of friendship in the story? The author shows that when T. J. needs help, he turns to a friend he can trust.
The author shows that when T. J. needs help, he has no place to go.
The author shows that when T. J needs help, he has no more friends.
The author shows that when T. J. needs help, he can only depend on himself.

A:The author shows that when T.J. needs help, he turns to a friend he can trust.

Explanation:

A:The author shows that when T.J. needs help, he turns to a friend he can trust.

Explanation:

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.

the answer a: perseverance !