Question

An author wishes to write a story whose theme is the danger of being obsessed with appearance. which plot line would best suit this theme? A. an alien spaceship lands on earth and takes it's leader hostage. the people find the alien leader better than the ones they have elected. B. a character loses his nose and worries what might people think of him. C. two students help a fellow student cheat, but later turn themselves in when they discover they have given there friend the wrong answer. D. a man and women argue in a cafe over whose train is arriving first. each misses there train

Answer 1

The answer is B because when the character loses their nose, they are forced to re-think how people will treat them.

Answer 2

Answer: B) a character loses his nose and worries what might people think of him.

Explanation: In literature, the theme is the underlying message of a story, it is what critical belief about life is the author trying to convey in the writing of a novel, play, short story or poem. Usually this belief, or idea, is universal and transcends cultural barriers. From the given options, the one that represents the theme of the danger of being obsessed with appearance, is the corresponding to option B, because losing a nose and worrying about what people might think is appearance related.