The central idea of a work of literature that the writer wants to reveal about a subject and that is not usually stated directly in the story, novel or play is called theRequired to answer. Single choice.
Theme or allusion or suspense or tone

London includes a quote about john thornton as he is observing hal attempt to motivate the exhausted dogs "it was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly". if the word "idle" is defined as "of no real worth, importance, or significance", what does this statement mean with regard to hal? who is the fool? what is hal's folly? why would john thornton think it of no real worth or useless to intervene?