What is the universal theme of this excerpt? Hard work pays off. Love conquers all. Dramatic life events cause change. Things are seldom what they seem.

C). Dramatic life events cause change.

Explanation:

The Theme is defined as the underlying message or central idea that the author wishes to convey through his work. The Universal theme is the idea that is common to the human discipline and deals with basic human concerns, issues, or nature through everyone can connect irrespective of their cultural or geographical differences.

In the given excerpt, the universal theme that the author is conveying would be the change that the dramatic live events bring in our life. Here the dramatic event(red Corvair trail) in Johnny's life led to such a change in his life that 'he's now scared of his own shadow.' This discusses the basic human nature of experiencing major changes after a dramatic event in our life through which each individual can relate. Thus, option C is the correct answer.

terrestrial level - terrene position

potentially - possible/likely

dangerous tasks - treacherous assignment

specifically - exactly/precisely

disabilities - impairment/ailment

to boost - push/lift/raise

artificial intelligence - robot/ ai/machine

enemies - terrorist/opponent/competitor

scientific endeavors - experimental intent

valuable - expensive/priceless

result - outcome/product

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the answer is slaves

douglas was a slave who turned into a statesman and he refused to celebrate the 4th of july until all slaves were emancipated or set free.