What details from a story best develop the theme?
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readers' prior knowledge
the author's motivations for writing
descriptions of time and place
character motivation and plot

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when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."