Why is this statement considered a theme and not a plot summary?

success is possible through hard work and perseverance

a. it give the chronological order of events in a story.
b. it states a universal truth about life.
c. it establishes a conflict that will lead to a resolution.
d. it introduces the option of an author.

The actors spoke loudly clearly and confidently. punctuate this sentence using the oxford comma

What is the narrators main conflict in this passage

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here?