Question

Which event in the story shows the development of the theme of predestination throughout the story?

A. The narrator works on a drawing for a long time over the course of a day.
B. The gravestone mason greets the narrator with cheerfulness.
C. The narrator walks with purpose to visit his friend, the stonemason.
D. Mr. Atkinson randomly engraves James' name and birthday.​

Answer 1

The event in the story that shows the development of the theme of predestination is Mr. Atkinson randomly engraving James' name and birthday onto a gravestone.

Step-by-step explanation:

The event in the story that shows the development of the theme of predestination is option D. Mr. Atkinson randomly engraves James' name and birthday. In this event, Mr. Atkinson's random act of engraving James' name and birthday onto a gravestone symbolizes the idea of predetermined fate or destiny. This event demonstrates that according to the theme of predestination, some events are beyond human control and are predetermined.