Which theme is best reflected in this excerpt from Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis? Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility--probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ancient
Invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his room-crawling over the ceiling was out of the question-but this
deterioration in his condition was fully in his opinion) made up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening.
He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room where he
could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their conversation-with
everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite differently from before.
CA
isolation
B. persecution
C betrayal
D.
freedom
E
bitterness

The correct answer is A. Isolation

Explanation:

In novels such as The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, a theme is an idea expressed through different elements such as characters, events, or settings.

In the excerpt, the main theme is the isolation, this can be seen in the events described by the narrator because the main character Gregor is isolated in his room and unable to access the living room or any other space in the house. This can be seen in "He had been reduced to the condition of an ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his room". This theme is also expressed in the fact the door of Gregor's room is not always opened and even when it is opened he can only watch the family but not join it "lying...where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the family in the light of the dinner table".

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)