Which word best completes the statement and identifies a recurring theme?In both "The Courage That My Mother Had" and "My Father is a Simple Man," the speakers express great for their parents.

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Read the statement: In both "The Courage That My Mother Had" and "My Father is a Simple Man," the speakers express great for their parents. Which best completes the statement and identifies a recurring theme?

.respect

.disgust

.anger

.fear

The correct answer is respect.

Explanation:

In both titles we can perceive a sense of respect towards the authors' parents.

In the case of "The Courage That My Mother Had", the narrator talks about the courage her mother had, how she would have liked to inherit that from her. That is a great show of respect and admiration. Let's look at the following quote:

Oh, if instead she’d left to me

The thing she took into the grave! -

That courage like a rock, which she

You have no more need of, and I have.

While in "My father is a simple man", we can also see how the narrator admires his father and respects him for everything he has done for him and the way he is.

Let's look at the following quote:

I'd gladly give my life

for this man with a sixth

grade education, whose kindness

and patience are true ...

- "despite the fact that portia lives in belmont and has many suitors, bassanio believes that he can win her heart. bassanio plans on overcoming his financial obstacles by borrowing money from antonio to travel to belmont. he then plans on marrying portia and becoming wealthy enough to pay off his debts."