Question

when they become so derivative as to become unintelligible, the same thing may be said for all of us, that we do not admire what we cannot understand: the bat holding on upside down or in quest of something to eat, elephants pushing, a wild horse taking a roll, a tireless wolf under a tree, the immovable critic twitching his skin like a horse that feels a flea, the baseball fan, the statistician— what theme does this excerpt express? most people are tired of their interests. people do not like what they cannot understand. most people have very similar interests. people are more interested in animals than poetry

Explanation:

The text clearly states "we do not admire what we cannot understand". This directly relates to the idea that people do not like what they cannot understand. The other options are not supported by the given text. For example, there is no mention of people being tired of interests (so the first option is wrong), no indication of similar interests (so the third option is wrong), and no comparison between interest in animals and poetry (so the fourth option is wrong).

Answer:

People do not like what they cannot understand.