Which of the following statements about theme is false?

a. the theme of a story is a central idea, or insight, about life.
b. the title of a story may provide a clue to the story’s theme.
c. the term theme refers to the subject of a story.
d. writers may convey a story’s theme through what a character learns.

What is the participal phrase,the prepositional and the substitute and descriptive adjective fir "or something." stumbling up the school steps kari fell or something

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. "you just don't understand," she said, as maggie and i came out to the car. "what don't i understand? " i wanted to know. "your heritage," she said, and then she turned to maggie, kissed her, and said, "you ought to try to make something of yourself, too, maggie. it's really a new day for us. but from the way you and mama still live you'd never know it." in the excerpt above, what can the reader infer about dee's opinion of her sister? she admires maggie for preserving the family traditions. she feels superior to maggie because she is uneducated. she feels sorry for maggie because of her poverty. she respects maggie because of her resilience.

In melville's "bartleby the scrivener," why does the narrator refuse to fire bartleby even after bartleby has told him he will never write for him again? select all that apply