Which excerpt from the "The Turtle” best expresses the theme that all living things are a part of, and are guided by, a natural purpose?
Answer
A
breaks from the blue-blackskin of the water, dragging her shellwith its mossy scutes
B
across the shallows and through the rushesand over the mudflats, to the uprise,to the yellow sand,
C
She’s only filledwith an old blind wish.It isn’t even hers but came to her
D
Crawling up the high hill,luminous under the sand that has packed against her skin,she doesn’t dream
Explanation
Choice C says the turtle is driven by an “old blind wish” that “isn’t even hers but came to her.” This suggests her behavior comes from a natural purpose passed to her, rather than from a conscious plan she chose. The other excerpts describe where she moves or what she does, but C most directly expresses the idea that nature guides her.
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