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jermaine never had any desire to become famous. he liked sitting in his room and making songs using his computer and drum machine, but he never thought anything would come from it. he never even thought of what he was doing as productive. he started making songs because he was bored with video games.
so, he made some songs. he picked the song he liked the best, and used his step moms digital camera to make a video of his friend sammy dancing to his song. he put the video on youtube and promptly forgot about it. the next thing he knew, he had an inbox full of email from people who watched the video. one of those people was a well-known hip-hop producer who wanted to put jermaines songs on his record label. jermaine agreed, but he said he did not want to appear in videos, play concerts, or give interviews. it was an unusual request, but the producer agreed.
jermaine decided sammy would appear publicly and perform in videos because he choreographed the dance in the original video. soon, sammy was traveling all over the country, filming videos, appearing at shopping malls, and performing on music television channels.
meanwhile, jermaine sat at home, composing more songs and saving all the money in the bank

how does jermaine contribute to the theme of the story?
a. jermaine becomes famous because of his talent and not because he wants to be popular.
b. jermaine becomes famous because he planned and worked really hard to create a popular music video.
c. jermaine achieves his goal of becoming rich by sending his video to a hip-hop producer.
d. jermaine achieves his goal of becoming renowned by insisting on appearing in all his music videos.

Explanation:

Brief Explanations

The story states Jermaine had no desire to be famous; he made songs out of boredom, and his work gained attention organically. Option A aligns with this, as his fame came from his talent without a deliberate goal of being popular. Other options are incorrect: B says he planned the video, but he forgot about it after uploading; C claims he aimed to get rich, which is not stated; D says he insisted on appearing in videos, but he refused to do so.

Answer:

A. Jermaine becomes famous because of his talent and not because he wants to be popular.