Use the passage The Man Without a Country

Hackett, Walter (adaptation) to answer the question.

How does the play develop a theme about corruption?

(1 point)
Responses

The corrupt justice system exiles Nolan while guilty people go free, and its negligence keeps him from ever seeing his home country again.
The corrupt justice system exiles Nolan while guilty people go free, and its negligence keeps him from ever seeing his home country again.

The corrupt justice system favors certain people to prevent anyone important from being punished for their crimes.
The corrupt justice system favors certain people to prevent anyone important from being punished for their crimes.

The corrupt justice system forever turns Nolan against his beloved country.
The corrupt justice system forever turns Nolan against his beloved country.

The corrupt justice system exerts power over Nolan’s destiny and forces him to change his loyalties.
The corrupt justice system exerts power over Nolan’s destiny and forces him to change his loyalties.

1 answer

The correct response that best develops a theme about corruption in the play is:

The corrupt justice system exiles Nolan while guilty people go free, and its negligence keeps him from ever seeing his home country again.

This highlights the injustice and corruption within the system, emphasizing how it fails to serve true justice and instead punishes the innocent.