Question

read the quotations below from pearl s. bucks the good earth. match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests.
land is more dependable than man - made things.
nothing is permanent.
desperation can force people to abandon their principles.
quotation
so would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. each had his turn at this earth.
if i had the silver, they would have taken it. if i had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. i have the land still, and it is mine.
hunger makes a thief of any man.
theme

Explanation:

• For the first quotation “So would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth.”: It implies that things like houses (man - made) and bodies will return to the earth, showing that nothing lasts forever.
• For the second quotation “If I had the silver, they would have taken it. If I had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. I have the land still, and it is mine.”: It shows that land is more reliable as it is still there while silver (a man - made thing in terms of currency) could be taken.
• For the third quotation “Hunger makes a thief of any man.”: Hunger (a form of desperation) makes people do things (like stealing) that go against normal principles.

Answer:

• So would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth. → Nothing is permanent.
• If I had the silver, they would have taken it. If I had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. I have the land still, and it is mine. → Land is more dependable than man - made things.
• “Hunger makes a thief of any man.” → Desperation can force people to abandon their principles.