Question

quotation
how like a mirror, her face. . . . how rarely did other peoples faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?
\we need to be really bothered once in a while. how long is it since you were really bothered? about something important, about something real?\
\if you dont want a man unhappy politically, dont give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. better yet, give him none.\
\each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them shrink away, to judge themselves against.\

theme
people are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices.
through others we learn about ourselves.
discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful.
if everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous.

Explanation:

To solve the matching of quotations and themes, we analyze each quotation's key ideas and match them to the corresponding theme:

1. Quotation: "How like a mirror, her face.... How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?"

• Key idea: Other people's faces reflect our own expressions/thoughts, meaning we learn about ourselves through others.
• Matched Theme: "Through others we learn about ourselves."

2. Quotation: "We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"

• Key idea: Being bothered (discomfort) indicates caring about something meaningful.
• Matched Theme: "Discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful."

3. Quotation: "If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none."

• Key idea: Limiting choices (giving one or no sides) makes people easier to control.
• Matched Theme: "People are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices."

4. Quotation: "Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them shrink away, to judge themselves against."

• Key idea: If everyone is the same, there is no jealousy (since no one is "better" to compare to).
• Matched Theme: "If everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous."

Final Matches:

1. "How like a mirror, her face.... How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?" → "Through others we learn about ourselves."
2. "We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?" → "Discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful."
3. "If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none." → "People are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices."
4. "Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them shrink away, to judge themselves against." → "If everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous."

Answer:

To solve the matching of quotations and themes, we analyze each quotation's key ideas and match them to the corresponding theme:

1. Quotation: "How like a mirror, her face.... How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?"

• Key idea: Other people's faces reflect our own expressions/thoughts, meaning we learn about ourselves through others.
• Matched Theme: "Through others we learn about ourselves."

2. Quotation: "We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"

• Key idea: Being bothered (discomfort) indicates caring about something meaningful.
• Matched Theme: "Discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful."

3. Quotation: "If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none."

• Key idea: Limiting choices (giving one or no sides) makes people easier to control.
• Matched Theme: "People are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices."

4. Quotation: "Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them shrink away, to judge themselves against."

• Key idea: If everyone is the same, there is no jealousy (since no one is "better" to compare to).
• Matched Theme: "If everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous."

Final Matches:

1. "How like a mirror, her face.... How rarely did other people's faces take of you and throw back to you your own expression, your own innermost trembling thought?" → "Through others we learn about ourselves."
2. "We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?" → "Discomfort can show that you care about something meaningful."
3. "If you don't want a man unhappy politically, don't give him two sides to a question to worry him; give him one. Better yet, give him none." → "People are more easily controlled when they have fewer choices."
4. "Each man the image of every other; then all are happy, for there are no mountains to make them shrink away, to judge themselves against." → "If everyone is the same, then no one will be jealous."