Question

To find the theme of "The Pursuit of Happiness," the reader should

study any statistics, facts, and reasons in the poem.
look for ways the poem tries to persuade the reader.
locate the message that the poem conveys to the reader.
look for supporting evidence that backs up claims in the poem.

Answer 1

For any particular piece of literature, whether it is poetry, short story, essay, novel, or even a report, one should look beyond the words and the structure and instead observe the underlying themes of it. Every text consists of three important parts :- theme, structure, language. The theme or the thematic message of a text is the basis of a work of literature, because it is the brainchild of the writer and thus makes the text itself worthwhile.

Therefore, to find the theme of "The Pursuit of Happiness", one should locate the message that the poem conveys to the reader, because it is the message on which the entire poem has been composed.

Answer 2

Answer:

The  answer of the following question is option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the theme of "The Pursuit of Happiness," the reader should locate the message that the poem conveys to the reader.

• The theme is the underlying message or narration or life lesson that the author conveys their work or poem. In order to locate the message in the poem, the reader would need to think, "what is this story trying to teach me?" and "What is the story trying to teach the readers?". As any poem provides a hidden message that portrays the characterization.

• To give meaning to the poem, the authors choose to write the theme of poem in circumvent of  "The Pursuit of Happiness".