The most important idea in a text is the central idea. key detail. main relationship. signal word.

central idea.

Explanation:

The central idea of a text is the main idea that the author elaborates throughout the entirety of his or her piece by means of events, story-line, dialogues, characters development, style, and idiosyncrasy. As such, the central idea can usually be summarized in a few words, and sometimes even in one or two words. An example of a central idea could be society´s hypocrisy.

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.