The main theme of the excerpt is C One can create a new identity. The mention of the characters using pseudonyms suggests the idea of adopting new identities, either out of choice or circumstance.
D' Artagnan relates that on his first visit to M
de
Treville,
captain
of
the
king's
Musketeers, he met in the antechamber
three young men, serving in the illustrious
corps into which he was soliciting the honor
of being received, bearing the names of
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis.
We must confess these three strange
names struck US;
and it immediately
Occurred
to
US
that
they
were
but
pseudonyms, under which d'Artagnan had
disguised names perhaps illustrious, or else
that the bearers of these borrowed names
had themselves chosen them on the day in
which, from caprice, discontent, or want of
fortune, they had donned the simple
Musketeer's uniform What is the main theme of
the excerpt?
A Life can be difficult.
B It is hard to know people.
C One can create a new identity.
D People are not honest with others.
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