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. desperation can force people to abandon their principles.
nothing is permanent.
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 quotation "So would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth", it implies that everything (houses, bodies) will eventually return to the earth, showing that nothing lasts forever, so it matches the theme "Nothing is permanent".
• For the 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 emphasizes that land remains while man - made things (silver) can be taken away, so it matches the theme "Land is more dependable than man - made things".
• For the quotation "Hunger makes a thief of any man", hunger (a form of desperation) leads a man to steal (abandon the principle of not stealing), so it matches the theme "Desperation can force people to abandon their principles".

Answer:

1. "So would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. Each had his turn at this earth." - Nothing is permanent.
2. "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.
3. "Hunger makes a thief of any man." - Desperation can force people to abandon their principles.