Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun. RUTH: You know what I'm going to do soon as I get in that new house? BENEATHA: What? RUTH: Honey—I'm going to run me a tub of water up to here . . . (With her fingers practically up to her nostrils.) And I’m going to get in it—and I am going to sit . . . and sit . . . and sit in that hot water and the first person who knocks to tell me to hurry up and come out— BENEATHA: Gets shot at sunrise. RUTH (laughing happily): You said it, sister

Which statement is the best summary of the theme in this passage?

A. Small pleasures bring joy to life.
B. People cannot cope without relaxing activities.
C. Most people prefer to be alone.
D. Danger is inevitable, even in a person's home.

The small pleasure is sitting in a hot tub of water. Both are laughing happily at the end. Don't really know how to explain it but this is the right answer.

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jayilych4real jayilych4real · Answer 2 · 2022-07-05T12:07:26+02:00

The statement that is the best summary of the theme in this passage is A. Small pleasures bring joy to life.

What is a Summary?

This refers to the concise representation of the main facts in a story or article in an objective manner.

Hence, we can see that from the given passage, there is the narration of the interaction between Ruth and Beneatha as they lay in a hot pond which gives them pleasure and shows that option A is correct.