Read the excerpt from Anthem, by Ayn Rand, I do not surrender my treasures, nor do I share them. The fortune of my spirit is not to be blown into coins of
brass and flung to the winds as alms for the poor of the spirit. I guard my treasures: my thought, my will, my
freedom.
The imagery of treasure and fortune helps to establish which theme?

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom

The tone of a story is the author's attitude toward the subject. provide two examples that support the conclusion that the tone of this story is ironic.

What is the central idea of paragraph 1 of the story?