The novel emphasizes the innate (i)____________ of all humans, showing how each and every character within the narrative is, ultimately, (ii)____________. This motif becomes tiresome due to its (iii)____________, however, as character after character is bribed, either explicitly or implicitly, into giving up his or her supposedly cherished beliefs. A. zealousness B. adroit C. redundancy D. corruptibility E. cunning F. triviality G. optimism H. venal I. subtlety