In the story The Bet, Which statement best expresses a theme in the story? A. Pursing knowledge and bettering yourself in the best way to spend your time.

B. The desire to prove to others that you're right can lead to extreme actions.

C. Greed and impulsive decisions can lead to huge consequences.

D. There is nothing worse than depriving someone of human contact.

c. is the answer to your question.

explanation:

answer: the correct answer is that he still ridicules people that look different.

explanation: in "the nose"   by nikolai gogol, the author sets up a satirical view of russian society. the book is divided into three parts and tells the story of collegiate assessor ('major') kovalyov, who gets up one morning without his nose. he later finds out that his nose has developed a life by itself, and has apparently surpassed him by attaining the rank of state councillor. the short story showcases the obsession with social rank that plagued russia after peter the great introduced the table of ranks. by allowing commoners to attain hereditary nobility through service to the state, a large population was given the chance to move up in social status. this opportunity, however, also gave way to large bureaucracies, in which many of gogol's characters worked.