Which of the following most likely functions as the resolution in a story?

she would always treasure that summer she learned how to swim.
the water was warm but almost too warm, like an unpleasant bowl of tomato soup.
wishing that we had started earlier would not make the task ahead any easier.
we had many chances to turn back but optimistically refused every one.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Which themes are portrayed through juliet’s monologue?

Based on the information in the passage, what conclusion can the reader make?