Read the excerpt from "the storyteller." "she did all that she was told, she was always truthful, she kept her clothes clean, ate milk puddings as though they were jam tarts, learned her lessons perfectly, and was polite in her manners.” "was she pretty? ” asked the bigger of the small girls. "not as pretty as any of you,” said the bachelor, "but she was horribly good.” there was a wave of reaction in favour of the story; the word horrible in connection with goodness was a novelty that commended itself. it seemed to introduce a ring of truth that was absent from the aunt’s tales of infant life. how does the underlined sentence contribute to the theme that culture can limit our thinking? it indicates that the aunt’s portrayal of right and wrong is inauthentic and unconvincing. it shows that children and adults have opposing perspectives on what goodness is. it characterizes the children as eager to accept any viewpoint that disagrees with their aunt’s. it satirizes the bachelor’s conception of goodness by comparing it to

Answer is A. The aunt is giving the children a list of activities performed by the girl that give the idea of right things, but the children have other perceptions, wanting to know about how the girl was; their interest growing when the answer was connected with authenticity not present in tales the aunt told of infant life.

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throughout the ancient epic of gilgamesh, the protagonist, gilgamesh of course, exhibited many character traits that made him a true epic hero. one great trait that gilgamesh acquires of an epic hero is that he's a courageous and confident leader. in the text enkidu is too afraid to fight, but he's positive that gilgamesh has the ability to triumph against humbaba. gilgamesh tells enkidu to not be afraid and then continues on to remind him of all the victories he's had against similar foe. gilgamesh proves that he's confident by encouraging enkidu and shows he's courageous when enkidu ask gilgamesh to battle humbaba alone because he knows that gilgamesh will reign victorious.

another characteristic that makes gilgamesh an epic hero is that he's brave and takes risks. "dread surged through gilgamesh, terror flooded his muscles, his heart froze, his mouth went dry, his legs shook, his feet were rooted to the ground. / gilgamesh felt his courage return. they charged at humbaba like two wild bulls." when reading the first part of the quote you see that gilgamesh is terrified of humbaba, and realizing that humbaba is the antagonist he's about to battle is taking a big risk. gilgamesh soon shows how brave he is by not letting his fear of humbaba overtake him, instead he went charging into the face of fear and triumphs.