Choose a strategy for interpreting literature and apply it to a work you have read in this unit or in a previous unit. Include appropriate textual evidence to inform your reading. Your answer should be at least 250 words.

Which statement best describes the motivation of the character pahom in leo tolstoy's story "how much land does a man need? " a. pahom wished for just enough to improve his family's quality of life. b. pahom wanted more land for himself so he could feel secure. c. pahom wanted to his wife, who was never satisfied. d. pahom wanted to gain land to avoid having neighbors.