Awealthy and powerful man disowns his daughter
because she decides to become a teacher rather than take
over the family business. the daughter marries and has a
son, but her attempts to communicate with her father are
met with silence. years later, the man becomes ill and
must sell his business. while recovering, few people visit
him at the hospital, and he realizes that he has no true
friends.
which plot development would most logically lead a reader to conclude that
the themes of this story are the importance of family and accepting change?
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a. the man is forced to live in a nursing home, where he shares a
room with his former business partner.
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b. the daughter returns to tell her father she has forgiven him and
hopes he finds peace in his life.
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c. the daughter returns to care for her father and brings her family
with her. the father finds joy in his precocious grandson.
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d. the man apologizes to his daughter and asks if she will partner
with him in rebuilding his company.