Think carefully about what the following quote might imply about the character and choose the most appropriate answer in the context of the play an enemy of the people
how do you come to be so certain of all this doctor
a. hovstad is a journalist and wants to be sure of his facts
b. hovstad will print anything to sell his paper
c. hovstad is a journalist who does not want to print anything that is unpopular
d. hovstad doesn't really care if what the dr. alleges is true but he thinks it looks good if he asks

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.