2.1.3 Quiz: Understand Themes in Literature
Read this scenario:
Jack, an adolescent boy, quits school to head out west to
find gold. He spends a year panning for gold until one day
he finds a large nugget and heads into town to cash it in. A
corrupt gold exchange officer weighs the piece and offers
the boy 1,500 dollars for his find. Jack takes it happily but
later realizes that the officer cheated him of 500 dollars
because Jack didn't understand the math needed to figure
the worth of the gold.
What would a culture that tells this story most likely value?
OA. The importance of seeking real adventure