What is the theme for Mademe Hermet story ?

A principios de 1887, una epidemia de viruela tuvo en vilo a la ciudad de París. Guy de Maupassant se inspiró en la tragedia para escribir uno de sus cuentos más crueles… Un cuento que, en época de pandemia, confinamientos involuntarios y un virus invisible al acecho, ha dejado de ser visto como una horrible fantasías.

In English, just in case

In early 1887, a smallpox epidemic had the city of Paris on edge. Guy de Maupassant was inspired by the tragedy to write one of his cruelest tales ... A tale that, in times of pandemic, involuntary confinement and an invisible virus lurking, has ceased to be seen as a horrible fantasy.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

answer: metaphor: because there is a comparison between the treasures spread on the ground and the evil seed of adam drifting from the shoreline  

explanation: