Read the excerpts from "Escape" and "To Live" I must take this test just like everyone Takes tests I am closing in on the sky Hoping it will try to escape learning without knowing without room to learn how to know myself to be myself What theme is expressed in both these excerpts?

Both excerpts describe a struggle to understand oneself. In “Escape,” the speaker feels caught up in taking tests like everyone else and longs to break free; in “To Live,” the speaker says there is no room to learn how to know and be themself. Together, they express that knowing yourself and your place in the world is a challenge.

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