Which of the following is characteristic of an epic hero?
a. an epic hero must have at least one parent that is a god.
b. an epic hero must have no human frailties and flaws.
c. an epic hero must be more courageous than the typical man.
d. an epic hero must be able to vanquish all of his enemies.

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .