The Man Without a Country

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Hackett, Walter (adaptation)

The Man Without a Country
Hackett, Walter (adaptation)

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AARON BURR

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Use the passage to answer the question.

Which of the following is a theme the play develops about corruption?

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Corruption serves as a means to maintain an unfair system.
Corruption serves as a means to maintain an unfair system.

Corruption is a divisive force that turns countrymen against each other.
Corruption is a divisive force that turns countrymen against each other.

Corruption is impossible to combat without overhauling the system that allows for such corruption.
Corruption is impossible to combat without overhauling the system that allows for such corruption.

Corruption results in innocent people’s lives being ruined while taking the fall for others’ wrongdoings.

Answer 1

The theme the play develops about corruption is:

Corruption results in innocent people’s lives being ruined while taking the fall for others’ wrongdoings.

This theme highlights the impact of corruption on individuals who suffer because of the unethical actions of others.