The universal theme of Passage 1 is the tension between freedom and responsibility, and the universal theme of Passage 2 is the conflict between an individual’s desires and the community’s needs. How do these universal themes relate to each other? They both show that putting desires before responsibility can put one’s community at risk. They both show that responsibility to one’s community is the most important part of survival. They both show that personal freedom is preferable to responsibility to community. They both show that people demonstrate responsibility to community differently.
