"Discovering Theme" What did the rich man wish for?

In this passage why does the narrator slowly build up to the moment he kills the cat

What evidence from the radio broadcast the war of the worlds supports theme that human vanity can cause problems

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a) questioning and challenging b) identifying differences c) forming a statement d) seeing the broader context