Read the passage below and answer the question.

"the pure contralto sings in the organ loft,
the carpenter dresses his plank, the tongue of his foreplane whistles its wild ascending lisp,
the married and unmarried children ride home to their dinner,
the pilot seizes the king-pin, he heaves down with a strong arm, (lines 255 – 258)"

what does whitman describe in the passage from "song of myself"?

the diversity of the american people
the unity between people and nature
the industrialization of america
the growth of american cities

The correct answer is: The diversity of the American people.

The author refers to diversity by addresing each particular sector inside the population as occupations on their respective detailed verses. These occupations being a contralto, a carpenter, a single or married person, and a pilot.

Each occupation is described in a distinct manner, making emphasis on the existent diversity amongst these groups.

The correct answer is: The diversity of the American people.

The author refers to diversity by addresing each particular sector inside the population as occupations on their respective detailed verses. These occupations being a contralto, a carpenter, a single or married person, and a pilot.

Each occupation is described in a distinct manner, making emphasis on the existent diversity amongst these groups.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

line a --> main

line b --> young

line c --> atitude