High School

What is the main idea of the following statement?

"The reputation of a girl, especially one as pretty as you, is a delicate thing, Laila. Like a mynah bird in your hands. Slacken your grip and it flies away."

1) Reputation should be handled delicately.
2) Girls should be treated as delicate birds.
3) Pretty girls have delicate reputations.
4) Laila should be careful with the mynah bird.

Answer :

Final answer:

The main idea of the statement is that reputation should be handled delicately.

option a is the correct answer

Explanation:

The main idea of this statement is that reputation should be handled delicately. The statement uses the analogy of a mynha bird in your hands to emphasize how reputation can easily be lost if not handled with care.

Just like how slackening your grip on a mynha bird causes it to fly away, not being careful with your reputation can have negative consequences.

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