What is the theme of the story "The Golden Touch"?

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The theme of King Midas and the Golden Touch is, "Don't be greedy, and enjoy what you have in life." We chose this theme because in the myth, King Midas was greedy and always wanted more gold, but didn't appreciate his daughter Marigold or anything he already had.

explanation:

albeit general zaroff claims to be socialized and honorable, there are insights that he is progressively animistic. a standout among the best models is a physical depiction of the general.

directly after zaroff has got done with depicting ivan as somewhat of a savage, similar to "all his race," he uncovers that they are a similar race, implying that he also is savage.

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the correct answer is:

this is an example of the writer telling through description rather than showing through dialogue.

sometimes writers like to explain explicitely what's happening instead of adding dialogues of the situations., which is the case in this passage,