Which sentence best states the theme of the excerpt?

gilgamesh backed away. he said, " how dreadful humbaba's face has become! it is changing into a thousand nightmare faces, more horrible than i can bear. i fee haunted. i am too afraid to go on."

enkidu answered, " why, dear friend, do you speak like a coward? what you just said is unworthy of you. it grieves my heart. we must not hesitat or retreat."

a) people must persevere despite their fears.
b) enkidu is a loyal source of encouragement
c)gilgamesh needs support to overcome his fear
d)cowardice leads to defeat and death

"everyday

use" was written by alice walker. this is a story about two sisters, dee

and maggie wanting to have the handmade quilt. maggie wants to use the thing

for its purpose, while dee appreciates it for being “her heritage”.   the quilt represents family heritage. it was

believed that only dedication and years of hard work can represent a  quilt. 

mama decided to give

the quilts to her less fortunate daughter, maggie because she believed that dee

could not hold the true meaning of their family heritage and   that she would not use the quilts for their

purpose. however, dee believed that maggie can’t appreciate the quilts just as

how she sees them, and she thought that the quilt will be put to “everyday use”

by maggie and within 5 years or so, the quilt will turn into a rag. in the story, dee strongly believed that maggie do not deserve the quilts.

explanation:

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