Plz will mark brainliest ! how do james withencroft's and charles atkinson's actions develop a theme in “august heat”? withencroft goes out for a walk and ends up at the home of a stone carver. atkinson carves a headstone with withencroft's name on it. this develops the theme that one cannot choose one's destiny. withencroft spends the day at home drawing rather than go outside in the heat. atkinson carves a flawed piece of marble which turns out well. this develops the theme that people should follow their first instincts. withencroft tells about seeing the date of his death on a tombstone. his drawing and atkinson's actions appear threatening, but withencroft survives to write about the coincidences. this develops the theme that things can turn out better than expected. withencroft explains that he is a forty-year-old artist. atkinson carves the dates of withencroft's supposed death into a tombstone. this develops the theme that some people can die young.