Read the passage from “the magic prison.” “ah, my pretty one, how glad i am that you are free at last! ” cried the prince, watching the flight of his fellow prisoner. his face was bright with glad, unselfish joy.
which theme does this passage develop?

one must take care of oneself in order to others.

others often brings more happiness than ourselves.

mistakes often result in powerful life lessons.

true friends support one another through the challenges in life.

Imagine that you have just moved to a new city. write a short letter to your best friendtelling him or her about the move. be sure to include the date and your new address. use additional paper ifnecessary

Write one paragraph that evaluates the effectiveness of jack zipes’s essay.

At first i was afraid to approach him—then the fear left me. he was sitting looking out over the city—he was dressed in the clothes of the gods. his age was neither young nor old—i could not tell his age. but there was wisdom in his face and great sadness. you could see that he would have not run away. he had sat at his window, watching his city die—then he himself had died. but it is better to lose one's life than one's spirit—and you could see from the face that his spirit had not been lost. i knew, that, if i touched him, he would fall into dust—and yet, there was something unconquered in the face. how does the conflict at the beginning of the paragraph move the plot forward? the narrator realizes that he is scared of the gods. the narrator realizes that he distrusts the spirits the narrator realizes that the god was a man. the narrator realizes that he is powerful like the gods.