Question

the human instinct to survive is strong.
its not always easy to face your emotions.
language can be powerful.
quotation
\when death captures me,\ the boy vowed, \he will feel my fist in his face.\
somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. he was afraid of what might come leaking out.
yes, the führer decided that he would rule the world with words. \i will never fire a gun,\ he devised. \i will not have to.\

Explanation:

To solve this, we match each quotation to its corresponding theme by analyzing the key ideas:

First Quotation: "When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face."

• This shows the boy's determination to survive, so it matches "The human instinct to survive is strong."

Second Quotation: Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.

• This is about avoiding facing emotions (the "itch" as an emotion he won't confront), so it matches "It's not always easy to face your emotions."

Third Quotation: Yes, the Führer decided that he would rule the world with words. "I will never fire a gun," he devised. "I will not have to."

• This highlights using words (language) for power, so it matches "Language can be powerful."

Final Matching:

• "When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face." → The human instinct to survive is strong.
• Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out. → It's not always easy to face your emotions.
• Yes, the Führer decided that he would rule the world with words. "I will never fire a gun," he devised. "I will not have to." → Language can be powerful.

Answer:

To solve this, we match each quotation to its corresponding theme by analyzing the key ideas:

First Quotation: "When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face."

• This shows the boy's determination to survive, so it matches "The human instinct to survive is strong."

Second Quotation: Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out.

• This is about avoiding facing emotions (the "itch" as an emotion he won't confront), so it matches "It's not always easy to face your emotions."

Third Quotation: Yes, the Führer decided that he would rule the world with words. "I will never fire a gun," he devised. "I will not have to."

• This highlights using words (language) for power, so it matches "Language can be powerful."

Final Matching:

• "When death captures me," the boy vowed, "he will feel my fist in his face." → The human instinct to survive is strong.
• Somewhere, far down, there was an itch in his heart, but he made it a point not to scratch it. He was afraid of what might come leaking out. → It's not always easy to face your emotions.
• Yes, the Führer decided that he would rule the world with words. "I will never fire a gun," he devised. "I will not have to." → Language can be powerful.