Which statement best identifies theme of the text? "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings"
A
People seek to rationalize the unexplainable in ways that serve their self-interest.
B
People are able to form strong connections with others in their community during hard times.
C
Humans constantly take advantage of and abuse the environment around them, as well as its creatures.
D
Sometimes people are not held accountable for their hurtful actions, but rather go on to prosper from them.

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”