Question

Read the passage below from "Marigolds" and answer the question.

I had indeed lost my mind, for all the smoldering emotions of that summer swelled in me and burst-the great
need for my mother who was never there, the hopelessness of our poverty and degradation, the
bewilderment of being neither child nor woman and yet both at once, the fear unleashed by my father's tears.
And these feelings combined in one great impulse toward destruction.
Based on the passage above, which of the following themes are evident in the story?
loss of innocence
love and sacrifice
good overcomes evil
value of family

Answer 1

love and sacrifice

Step-by-step explanation:

The passage was talking about Marigolds book which has the theme love and sacrifice. This is because, she was longing for love of her mother despite the fact that, she was never there in her life right from when she was small.

On the other hand, her father, who accepted and raised her thereby making sacrifices for her was shocked due to the fact that she never appreciated all he did for her. This made him to cry and she seeing the two conflicting emotions made her to exclaim; I have lost my mind.