Question

read the quotations below from pearl s. buck’s the good earth. match each one with the theme or lesson it suggests.
land is more dependable than man - made things.
desperation can force people to abandon their principles.
nothing is permanent.
quotation
theme
so would also their house sometime return into the earth, their bodies also. each had his turn at this earth.
if i had the silver, they would have taken it. if i had bought with the silver to store it, they would have taken it all. i have the land still, and it is mine.
\hunger makes a thief of any man.\
© 1931 pearl s. buck

Explanation:

The first quotation discusses houses and bodies returning to the earth, reflecting impermanence. The second contrasts man-made silver (taken) with lasting land. The third links hunger (desperation) to theft (abandoning principles).

Answer:

Quotation 1: Nothing is permanent.
Quotation 2: Land is more dependable than man-made things.
Quotation 3: Desperation can force people to abandon their principles.