Question

The theme of _____ is explicitly stated in Nectar in a Sieve because it is introduced in the story in its epigraph. love and marriage hope versus despair parents and children tradition versus change

Answer 1

the answer is a) love and marriage

Answer 2

An epigraph refers to a quotation that is being used at the start of a chapter that conveys its theme. "Nectar in a Sieve" is a novel written by Kamala Markandaya in the year 1954. The setting is in India. In this novel, the theme that it explicitly states is LOVE and MARRIAGE. The answer is the first one.