Read the following story: After many years of commanding a battleship in World
War II, a naval officer returns home to find his old life
completely uninteresting. His friend asks him what color to
paint the garage. His wife asks him what brand of soap
they should buy. His kids ask him where they'll go for
vacation. He can't bring himself to care about any of it.
Which is most clearly a general theme in the story?
A. Trivial decisions vs. life-and-death decisions
B. Commanding a battleship
C. Family members
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D. The corruption of the good by the forces of evil and selfishness

D. The corruption of the good by the forces of evil and selfishness

Explanation:

War is always, and should always, be talked about in a negative connotation. In this case, the "forces of evil" is the negative experiences that the officer has obtained, whether it was the death of close comerades, or the experiences of first-hand killing of enemies. When one has seen the negatives of life in the underworld of war, the old age beliefs of honor within a battlefield is but lost.  As such, when the virginity of a person's innocence is destroyed by the harrowing experiences, and, most likely, the close view of death, they lose interest of the every-day blessings, such as that they cannot get over the nightmares (PTSD). When the goodness of the world has been removed, and one is only exposed to the worse, the viewpoints of one become narcisistic, and the joys of life loses it's color and prestige within one's life.

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