Read the excerpt from "civil peace" by chinua achebe.

as soon as the pound notes were placed in his palm jonathan simply closed it tight over them and buried fist and money inside his trouser pocket. he had to be extra careful because he had seen a man a couple of days earlier collapse into near-madness in an instant before that oceanic crowd because no sooner had he got his twenty pounds than some heartless ruffian picked it off him.

what is the theme conveyed in this passage?

a. money should be hidden in one’s pocket.
b. sometimes a blessing can be a burden.
c. a thief stole a man’s much-needed money.
d. crowds of people can never be trusted.

B. Sometimes a blessing can be a burden.

In this excerpt, the author describes how the moment Jonathan received money, he put it inside his trouser pocket. He was careful to do so because he remembered how a couple of days earlier a man had been robbed of his money as soon as he had gotten it. This shows that even though receiving money is normally considered a blessing, it can also be a burden as it places people in danger of being robbed.

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explanation:

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"fire and ice" is one of robert frost's most popular poems. it was published in december 1920 in harper's magazine and in 1923 in his pulitzer prize−winning book new hampshire. it discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.

c. the power of desire is greater than the power of hate.