How does the relationship between the two characters develop the theme?
O Their mutual dislike of the East represents the refusal to follow social rules.
O Their nostalgia for the West demonstrates longing for a slower pace of life.
Their professional interactions over the years emphasize the important pursuit
of truth.
Their shared experiences reflect appreciation for forging one's own path.

The solid materials take the different shapes or sizes when it is pressed. The solid materials do not change the shape or size in bending.

The solid-state materials at some level of temperature:

Contain a high cohesion among the molecules that make them united at high force and thus they remain fixed. It also has a constant shape and volume such as crystalline structures. The solid materials are incompressible and lack fluidity because the particles of the materials vibrate in a fixed position.A fixed solid material cannot be molded and can only accept the changes in shapes when blended. The solid materials are so hard that they cannot be pressed and if pressed, they do not change the shape or size.

Therefore the solid material can be bent but not pressed due to its hard nature.

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