Question
Which statement is a theme that the author develops in this excerpt e from The Absolutely True Diary of a Port-Time Indian?
A. Love conquers all.
B. One should value boldness over caution.
C. Internal conflict presents more issues than external conflict.
D. Beauty is temporary.
E. Social acceptance threatens one's self-identity.

yes, they are. i think.

a question like this requires the excerpt to be included in order to answer the question.

anyone who was dealing with communism in soviet union in his time had an ideal picture of equality, freedom, the struggle of the working class for a better future, the success of the aristocracy's overthrow and the emancipation of subjugation.   however, anyone who would go to soviet union to see the functioning of the communist system, would be convinced that it was about sad people, about everyday bad life, about the brutal attitude of communist leaders, about ill obsession to completely exterminate every thought on aristocracy. thus, orwell wanted to show all the absurdity, the brutality of the system, the unbearable rule of suspicious morality, the ignorant people who try to play professionally.

the answers are: b. and e.