What is the theme for the fiction story, "the mysterious benedict society" by trenton lee stewart?

Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu. read the following excerpt from the novel "oliver twist" by charles dickens. although oliver had been brought up by philosophers, he was not theoretically acquainted with the beautiful axiom that self-preservation is the first law of nature. if he had been, perhaps he would have been prepared for this. not being prepared, however, it alarmed him the more; so away he went

What effect does an author achieve b the language of the monstrous? y using words with strong connotations? how does this relate to

Similarities between speaker’s delivery and active listening?