Question

read the following excerpt from \sweat\. \oh well, whatever goes over the devils back, is got to come under his belly. sometime or rather, sykes, like everybody else, is gointer reap his sowing.\ what central idea does this line best support? compassion can be killed by abuse. what goes around comes around. sometimes true love isnt the best love. you cant appreciate what you have until its gone.

Explanation:

The passage has a dark and somewhat fatalistic tone. The idea of negative things happening (like the Devil's situation metaphorically) and the mention of people reaping what they sow could be related to the idea of abuse killing compassion, as abuse is a form of negative action with consequences. However, the connection is not straightforward as the central idea of the given line is more about a kind of cosmic balance or inevitability rather than specifically about compassion and abuse.

Answer:

The text does not clearly state which line is being referred to as "this line". Assuming it means the initial line "Oh well, whatever goes over the Devil's back, is got to come under his belly.", none of the provided options directly support it as the central idea. If we had to choose from the options given based on the overall context of hardship and negative outcomes in the passage, the closest might be "Compassion can be killed by abuse." as it implies a negative consequence of ill - treatment which is in line with the somewhat dark tone of the excerpt. But it's a weak connection.