Which sentence best states the theme of everything that rises must converge? a. all familes face inner turmoil. b. appearances are most important than you think.. c. crisis leads to clarity or perspective. d. progress is more valuable than the past.

The sentence that best states the theme of Flannery O'Connor's "Everything That Rises Must Converge" is option C.

C - Crisis leads to clarity or perspective.

The theme speaks of "change" or "the morality of change". An extensive reading helps to identify many ideas related to change.

Explanation:

Resistance to change and insistence on change are found here. Julian’s mother has a nostalgic view of the past and of how the way things were once in general. She relies on traditions and customs for her moral sensibility. This resistance to change is expressed through her attitude, dialogue and behaviour. This desire of her to act as if race relations haven’t changed, leads to her being beaten up with a hand bag. Julian is different. He dismisses her ideas of proper conduct as immoral and irrelevant. He insists on change. Her views change as a positive reality.  

These different attitudes concern the types of change. All forms of change – Financial, Ageing, Social and Geographical, each find their place in the story. It’s this conflict in attitudes that give rise to crisis which leads to clarity or perspective.

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explanation:

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)