Once upon a time, late on a night of a full moon, she slowly opened her door and peeped out timidly. nature, herself at full moon, like lonely subha, was looking down on the sleeping earth. her strong young life beat within her; joy and sadness filled her being to its brim; she reached the limits even of her own illimitable loneliness, nay, passed beyond them. her heart was heavy, and she could not speak. at the skirts of this silent troubled mother there stood a silent troubled girl. which possible topic does the above excerpt address?

jealousy
loneliness
beauty
ambition

Araby every morning i lay on the floor in the front parlour watching her door. the blind was pulled down to within an inch of the sash so that i could not be seen. when she came out on the doorstep my heart leaped. i ran to the hall, seized my books and followed her. i kept her brown figure always in my eye and, when we came near the point at which our ways diverged, i quickened my pace and passed her. this happened morning after morning. i had never spoken to her, except for a few casual words, and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood. what is the general tone of the passage? a. courageous b. comical c. passionate d. fearful