Read the words of Don Anselmo in Gentleman of Río en Medio "The trees in that orchard are not mine, Señor, they belong to the children of the village. Every person in Río en Medio born since the railroad came to Santa Fe owns a tree in that orchard. I did not sell the trees because I could not. They are not mine." How does Don Anselmo’s sale of his land, but not the trees on that land, help reveal a theme in the story? Don Anselmo’s action allows him to make more money on his land than the Americans want to pay. Don Anselmo’s action allows him to keep possession of the orchard on the property he sold. Don Anselmo’s action allows him to continue to plant trees on the land he sold to the Americans. Don Anselmo’s action allows him to ensure that his entire community prospers from the sale of his land.

Don Anselmo’s action allows him to ensure that his entire community prospers from the sale of his land.

Explanation:

"Gentleman of Rio en Medio" is a short story written by Juan A.A. Sedillo. The story is about Don Anselmo and his property. Some Americans wanted to buy the land and property of Don Anselmo in New Mexico. The deal is done and the new residents shift to the place only to know that the trees planted in the orchard does not belong to Don but to the children of the town. Don Anselmo reveals to the buyer that whenever a new child was born in the town, he planted a trees and entrusted that trees to those children, thus he does not owe those trees and does not have right to sell them either. So, the buyers eventually have to buy the trees from the children.

This reveals that the action of Don Anselmo ensured that his whole town prospered from the sale of his property. Don Anselmo's action furthers th theme of the story that the welfare of the whole community is more important than individual benefit.

Thus the correct answer is the last option.

answer: i am not sure but i think you should go for c

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