Which statement best describes a major theme of "the tell-tale heart"?

a. honesty can relieve you of your guilt and you feel better

b. fear can shape how we see things and how we act

c. our sanity is determined by how we react to different situations

d. the truth is a matter of personal perception and beliefs

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader

that there is a conflict