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The poem concludes with the line: 'And so we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.' What is the implied theme?
AThe future is always better than the past.
BThe difficulty of escaping one's past or history.
CThe importance of learning how to row a boat.
DThat history always repeats itself exactly.
✓ Correct Answer: B — The difficulty of escaping one's past or history.
The image of rowing against a current that pushes back suggests the struggle to move forward while tethered to the past.
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