Read the passage.

but when the days of golden dreams had perished
and even despair was powerless to destroy,
then did i learn how existence could be cherished,
strengthened and fed without the aid of joy…
what does the speaker in “remembrance” by emily brontë plan to do?

live in mourning forever
go on with life
fall in love again
forget her beloved

the correct answer is option d. the nature of democracy. on november 19, 1863, president abraham lincoln delivered his famous gettysburg address in gettysburg, pennsylvania. in his speech, rather than focusing on details of the war (soldiers, casualties, aftermath of battle), lincoln invoked the very nature of democracy, that power ultimately comes from the people, when stating, “government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish”. these words mean that democracy is a government by the people (citizens) in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by the people or by their elected representatives for the benefit of all citizens. the survival of democracy in the united states is one of the reasons why this speech so significant today.

which statement best expresses the theme of this short story the value of being confused