Read the following excerpt from a play:
Candice: [brushing her hair furiously] I don't care if Shiela is
prettier than me. Beauty doesn't mean anything. I'm not
even going
to try anymore, I swear.
She checks her appearance in the mirror, shakes her head,
and gets
out a compact. She starts applying make-up.
Which statement most accurately describes the message of this passage?
A. It develops an implicit theme that sometimes the desire to please
others is stronger than rational
beliefs.
B. It develops an implicit theme that being beautiful is the most
important thing in the world
.
C. It develops an explicit theme that being beautiful is the most
important thing in the world
.
D. It develops an explicit theme that sometimes the desire to please
others is stronger than rational
beliefs.