PLEASE CAN I GET SOME HELP ON THIS QUESTION?
After many years of commanding a battleship in World War II, a naval officer returns home to find his old life completely uninteresting. His friend asks him what color to paint the garage. His wife asks him what brand of soap they should buy. His kids ask him where they'll go for vacation. He can't bring himself to care about any of it.

Which is most clearly a general theme in the story?
A. Family members
B. Trivial decisions vs. life-and-death decisions
C. The corruption of the good by the forces of evil and selfishness
D. Commanding a battleship

Respuesta :

B. Trivial vs crucial decisions.

The story mentions family and he did command a ship but a theme is a general, underlying thing that shapes the story itself. The navy guy wouldn't be feeling any of this if he hadn't seen suffering and violence and stress during his time at war. So it influences his behaviour with his family/friends at home. Therefore, the theme of the story is about the importance of life decisions. He no longer views these minute things (like vacation spots and home decor) as important.

The thing which is most clearly a general theme in the story is:

  • B. Trivial vs crucial decisions.

According to the given question, we are asked to state the thing which is most clearly a general theme in the story and how it advances the plot of the story.

As a result of this, we can see that based on the excerpt, we can see that there is a narration about the events in World War II and also involves the story and family of the commander and this shows that the general theme of the story is trivial vs crucial decisions because his actions during battle and at home are different.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B

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