Read you mam which statement best expresses the theme of the story? children often don’t understand that adults have encountered the same challenges they have. it can be difficult for children to learn right from wrong when there are bad influences around them. people are more likely to learn and practice morality when it is taught to them with kindness. it’s best not to assume the worst in people, as situations can easily be misunderstood.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death