Question

read the passages from lord of the flies by william golding.
passage 1
\things are breaking up. i don’t understand why. we began well; we were happy. and then—\
he moved the conch gently, looking beyond them at nothing, remembering the beastie, the snake, the fire, the talk of fear.
\then people started getting frightened.\
a murmur, almost a moan, rose and passed away.
jack had stopped whittling. ralph went on, abruptly,
\but that’s littluns’ talk. we’ll get that straight. so the last part, the bit we can all talk about, is kind of deciding on the fear.\
the hair was creeping into his eyes again.
the universal theme of passage 1 is the relationship between civilization and nature, and the universal theme of passage 2 is humanity’s search for meaning in the world. how do these universal themes relate to each other?
○ they both show that familiarity helps people feel comfortable.
○ they both suggest that supernatural elements exist in nature but not in civilization.
○ they both suggest a conflict between technology and nature.
○ they both show that people want to understand the supernatural aspects of the world.

Explanation:

1. Analyze the first option: The passages focus on fear, civilization - nature relation, and search for meaning, not familiarity and comfort. Eliminate this.
2. Analyze the second option: There's no indication that supernatural elements exist only in nature and not civilization. Eliminate this.
3. Analyze the third option: The passages don't discuss technology - nature conflict. Eliminate this.
4. Analyze the fourth option: Passage 1 has talk of the “beastie” (supernatural - like fear - inducing element) and people trying to understand/address fear. Passage 2 is about humanity's search for meaning (which can include understanding supernatural aspects). This option aligns with both themes.

Answer:

The fourth option (They both show that people want to understand the supernatural aspects of the world)