Answer:
"IT MATTERS NOT WHAT SOMEONE IS BORN BUT WHAT THEY GROW TO BE" – J.K. ROWLING, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
This quote means a person's beginnings, whether impoverished or disadvantaged, do not dictate their future achievements or position of power. Similarly, one born with illness can still become a champion athlete, and vice versa.
Being born with advantages doesn’t guarantee an easy life; struggles affect everyone regardless of their start.
Examples include:
Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
Answer:
The answer is "irony". This irony reflects the theme of humanity's vulnerability against nature: it is paradoxical that the human intellect, the pinnacle of evolutionary achievement, capable of understanding and measuring the universe, fails to appreciate nature's power. In contrast, the dog, a simple being often left at the mercy of human whims, demonstrates a kind of wisdom by acknowledging its limitations.
The principal impact of literature from this era on subsequent generations of American literature is that it encouraged individuals to question authority actively.
