I did not wish to stay in York all my life. I wanted to see the world. I would be a sailor and nothing else. My mother was very sad when I told her.
A sallor's life, she said, was a hard life. There were many storms at sea, and ships were often wrecked.
She told me, too, that there were great fishes in the sea, and that they would eat me up if I fell into the water.
Then she gave me a cake, and kissed me. "How much safer it is to be at homel" she said.
But I would not listen to her. My mind was made up, and a sailor I would be.
When I was eighteen years old, I left my pleasant home and went to sea.
(from Robinson Crusoe for Children by James Baldwin)
Which is the best statement of the theme of this passage?
O 1. treating others with respect
02. leaving childhood behind to become a man
O 3. making the best of a bad situation
04. deciding to fight for the good of others