How do the speaker’s references to schoolwork in "To Live" help build the theme that life can get in the way of figuring out who you really are?

The schoolwork references point to the many specific facts and tasks that fill the speaker’s attention. These details distract her from pausing to understand herself, supporting the idea that the demands of life can get in the way of self-discovery. So the best choice is that she is distracted by life’s particular details.

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