Question

read the passages from lord of the flies by william golding.
passage 1
\things are breaking up. i dont 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 thats littluns talk. well 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:

• Analyze each option:
• Option 1: The themes are about civilization - nature and search for meaning, not familiarity and comfort. Eliminate.
• Option 2: The passages don't focus on supernatural in nature vs civilization. Eliminate.
• Option 3: The themes are about civilization - nature and search for meaning, not technology - nature conflict. Eliminate.
• Option 4: The first theme (civilization - nature) and second (search for meaning) both relate to people trying to understand the world, including supernatural/fear aspects (from Passage 1's "beastie", fear) as part of that search. This fits.

Answer:

D. They both show that people want to understand the supernatural aspects of the world. (Note: Assuming the options are labeled A - D in order, with the last option being D. If the original labels were different, adjust accordingly, but based on the options given, the correct one is the last option which is about people wanting to understand supernatural aspects of the world.)