Answer:
There are many themes that Forster put into his story but the main and overlying theme or idea that he seems to be trying to get across to his readers is human dependency on technology and the danger therein. He is trying to warn his readers of the danger in humans relying too much on their creations.
Explanation:
We can infer that the death of Confucius’ son, Carp is ironic, he suffered an early death when the symbolism of the carp fish is longevity, because carps can get very old, it also represents the dragons due to big scales on the body of a carp. According to the meaning of the carp Confucius’ son, Carp, should have a long live which did not happen.
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Answer:B. to persuade readers of the seriousness of the American Civil War
Explanation: "about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than American battle deaths in all other wars from the Revolution through the Vietnam War"
The fact that he states how many soldiered have died in this war and how great and alarming this number is when compared to any other wars that America has ever had , shows us that he wants to persuade readers to actual grasp how serious this war is , looking at the lives it has taken .
