Question

A theme of this selection is

A.
children should retain their innocence.
B.
modernization is not always a good thing.
C.
one may not feel at home with his or her family.
D.
what a person sees may or may not be real.

Answer 1

B.) modernization is not always a good thing.

Chiba had always remembered the yellow house and all the trees but when he left the world changed and people wanted a city instead. All the trees were chopped down and the house was destroyed as a result.

(Taken from an answer by user Stubbsmoni97)