Read the excerpt from part 4 of zeitoun.

they were tense, each of them with their fingers on their triggers. in the foyer, one officer was frisking ronnie. another officer had nasser against the wall by the stairway.

“give me your id,” one man said to zeitoun.

zeitoun complied. the man took the id and gave it back to zeitoun without looking at it.

“get in the boat,” he said.

“you didn’t look at it,” zeitoun protested.

“move! ” another man barked.

what conclusion can readers draw about this character vs. society conflict?

a. the suspects’ rights are compromised.
b. the suspects have criminal records.
c. the military personnel are novices.
d. the military personnel are racists.

It's A. The suspects’ rights are compromised. I really hope this helped even though i'm late to telling you this.

A. The suspects’ rights are compromised.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”