How does the imagery used to describe the ironworks in paragraph 43 contribute to the
story’s theme?
A. It describes the ironworks as awe-inspiring, contributing to the theme that
technology should be revered as beautiful.
B. It describes the ironworks as dangerously emitting flames, contributing to the
theme that anger consumes people and only hurts themselves.
C. It describes the ironworks as powerful and advanced compared to the valley,
contributing to the theme that technological progress is beneficial, despite its
costs.
D. It describes the ironworks as a polluting and menacing mass in the valley,
contributing to the theme that industry destroys nature.

Cite textual evidence to support this analysis of the connection. a. he says that he chooses “to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation,” so it shows that he has given up hope. b. he states, “so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches” of the nation for everyone. this proves that he wants government money to be equally shared. c. mlk explains that america should give african americans “a bad check, a check that has come back marked ‘insufficient funds.’” d. he mentions that america wrote a bad check for freedom to african americans, but he states that he “refuses to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.” he also states, “we’ve come to cash this check… of freedom and security of justice.”