Read the sentence from “broken chain.” the next day he spent his lawn-mowing money on a new shirt and, with a pocketknife, scooped the moons of dirt from under his fingernails. which message does gary soto want readers to take away? a good hygiene keeps people healthy and happy. b everyday objects can have multiple uses. c people will work to improve their appearance. d jobs can lead to positive and negative things.

The answer is: C People will work to improve their appearanc

In “Broken Chain” one of the main themes that Gary Soto develops is that Alfonso does not feel good with his appearance as we can notice in this excerpts “Alfonso sat on the porch trying to push his crooked teeth to where he thought they belonged. He hated the way he looked.” And “Alfonso didn’t want to be the handsomest kid at school, but he was determined to be better looking than average.” For this reason, he purchased the new shirt and clean his nails.

well idk if im right cause u know but any ways i belive that its civil