Question

read the passages from lord of the flies by william golding.

passage 1
\things are breaking up. i don’t understand why. we began well; we were happy. and then—\
he moved the conch gently, looking beyond them at nothing, remembering the beastie, the snake, the fire, the talk of fear.
\then people started getting frightened.\
a murmur, almost a moan, rose and passed away. jack had stopped whittling. ralph went on, abruptly.
\but that’s littluns’ talk. we’ll get that straight. so the last part, the bit we can all talk about, is kind of deciding on the fear.\
the hair was creeping into his eyes again.

the universal theme of passage 1 is the relationship between civilization and nature, and the universal theme of passage 2 is humanity’s search for meaning in the world. how do these universal themes relate to each other?
○ they both show that familiarity helps people feel comfortable.
○ they both suggest that supernatural elements exist in nature but not in civilization.
○ they both suggest a conflict between technology and nature.
○ they both show that people want to understand the supernatural aspects of the world.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The themes are about civilization - nature and search for meaning, not about familiarity and comfort. Eliminate.
2. Analyze Option 2: The passage and themes don't suggest supernatural elements exist differently in nature and civilization. Eliminate.
3. Analyze Option 3: The themes are about civilization - nature and search for meaning, not about technology - nature conflict. Eliminate.
4. Analyze Option 4: The first theme (civilization - nature) involves people trying to make sense of the natural world (fear, beastie), and the second theme is about humanity's search for meaning. Both relate to people wanting to understand the supernatural (or unknown) aspects of the world (fear, meaning - seeking). This fits.

Answer:

The fourth option (They both show that people want to understand the supernatural aspects of the world)