Which is the best theme statement for this story? a. disagreements over land are pointless. b. georg and ulrich find peace and forgiveness. c. in times of crisis, people reconsider their values. d. in literature, the forest is often a dark and dangerous place.

the answer is b i think

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease