5. Read these short passages from "The Dancing Partner." During which passage does the story's main theme become clear? 1. Then for a couple of weeks he kept much to his factory, and was very thoughtful and busy, though prone at unexpected moments to break into a quiet low laugh, as if enjoying a joke that nobody else knew of.

2. A stream of blood showed itself down the girl's white frock, and followed her along the floor. The affair was becoming horrible

3. As she grew more familiar with the uncanny creature, the girl's nervousness wore off, and she entered into the fun of the thing.

(i'm bad at sudden poems so don't yell at me i'm trying to represent sadness or something like that but its real hard)

at the age of 4, she thought everything was better.

she was innocent, she was joyful, despite the predictions about the bad weather.

at the age of 10, she started to figure things out.

in life, in its meaning, she started to doubt.

at the age of 14, she was filled with depression, anxiety and fear,

that nobody cared about her, and death was drawing near.

at the age of 17, her sleeves got longer, her will got shorter, until she couldn't take it anymore.

she left this earth with a rope, chair and to the heavens she would soar.

i believe that the answer is c, but i'm not entirely sure.