Lines 571–579: which lines address the theme of the story directly? explain the themes found in these lines.

Three meaningful lines in "The Leap" are as follows:

1."I owe her my existence three times."

2."My mother once said that I'd be amazed at how many things a person can do within the act of falling."

3."I know that she's right. I knew it even then. As you fall there is time to think."

reasoning from several particular examples to establish a general principle