If the prefix 'trans' means to change, what is the meaning of the word "transform" as it is used in the following excerpt-
"perhaps out of pity or perhaps out of scorn, as a blessing or a curse, they transformed this beautiful young man into a flower, the flower that still bears his name, its elegant head on bending stem, gazing always at its own reflection."
a
to change shape
b
to disappear
c
to hide
d
to change throughout

the book's theme is the moral ambiguity of the iranian revolution, history of middle eastern relations and the process of growing up during war. it sheds light on the stereotypical views of middle eastern culture and religion.

the author explicitly portrays the issues of class disparities and racism continously throught the whole novel.

the relationship between parents and childrens, the abandonment of faith, modernity vs fundamentalism and class conflict are the 4 main panels that this novel englobes.

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even though there may be variations in human emotions over time, the poem “ a contribution to statistics” by wislawa symborska suggests that the only unchangeable characteristic is mortality.

the author poses a distinction between the approximate and non-approximate numbers which correspond to our need for certainty in life and the difficulty of achieving it. our efforts to measure the exact often fail because the world is not always clearly structured .the poem seems to imply   that the only thing that is certain and has an exact number is death.