What school of literary criticism is being described in this excerpt: "It is predictable in its insistence on fissures and disharmonies in the text, sometimes enlarging minor ambiguities into major uncertainties and problems. It is rigid in its knack of ruling out of hand various empirical materials such as historical events"? (Handbook of Literary Terms: Literature, Language, Theory, X. J. Kennedy, Dana Gioia, and Mark Bauerlein)

A.
deconstructionist

B.
psychological

C.
formalist

D.
reader–response

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.

the use supports it by making it seem like the dictators are not bad to the people when the truly are.

i cannot see any of the options