Question

select the correct answer.
which theme is demonstrated in this excerpt from \chicago\ by carl sandburg?

and they tell me you are crooked and i answer: yes, it is true i have seen
the gunman kill and go free to kill again.
and they tell me you are brutal and my reply is: on the faces of women
and children i have seen the marks of wanton hunger.
and having answered so i turn once more to those who sneer at this my
city, and i give them back the sneer and say to them:
come and show me another city with lifted head singing so proud to be
alive and coarse and strong and cunning

a. a sense of pride in where one lives
b. a feeling of shame in one’s surroundings
c. a feeling of pity toward a locality
d. a desire to improve one’s living conditions

Explanation:

The excerpt from "Chicago" acknowledges the city's flaws (crooked, brutal) but then responds to sneers with pride, asking to show another city as proud to be alive. Option A matches this pride in one's city. Option B is incorrect as the speaker isn't ashamed. Option C is wrong as there's no pity, just pride. Option D is incorrect as the focus is on pride, not improving conditions.

Answer:

A. a sense of pride in where one lives