Question

The face of the water, in time, became a wonderful book — a book that was a dead language to the uneducated passenger, but which told its mind to me without reserve, delivering its most cherished secrets as clearly as if it uttered them with a voice. And it was not a book to be read once and thrown aside, for it had a new story to tell every day.
—Life on the Mississippi,
Mark Twain

Which theme of the late 1800s does this passage embody?
A - the lack of equal rights
B - the triumph of reality over illusion
C - the appeal of the western frontier
D - sacrifice and endurance

Answer 1

Answer:

the appeal of the western frontier.

Explanation:

Mark Twain wrote this in the 1800's as America was expanding, so it would make sense for him to write about the nature in the Mississippi River, where many people were moving to.

Answer 2

Answer:

the appeal of the western frontier