Question

Which universal theme is evident in the passage?

lack of curiosity

excess distraction

independent thought

troubled home

Answer 1

The Portrait Of A Lady
by Henry James (excerpt)

It was in the "office" still that Isabel was sitting on that melancholy afternoon of early spring which I have just mentioned. At this time she might have had the whole house to choose from, and the room she had selected was the most depressed of its scenes. She had never opened the bolted door nor removed the green paper (renewed by other hands) from its sidelights; she had never assured herself that the vulgar street lay beyond.

Answer 2

I think lack of curiosity but not completely sure

Answer 3

was that right

Answer 4

yeah it was :D