Read the following excerpt and answer the question that follows. abridged from robinson crusoe, by daniel defoe being the third son of the family and not bred to any trade, my head began to be filled very early with rambling thoughts. my father, who was very ancient, had given me a competent share of learning, as far as house-education and a country free school generally go, and designed me for the law; but i would be satisfied with nothing but going to sea; and my inclination to this led me so strongly against the will, nay, the commands of my father, and against all the entreaties and persuasions of my mother and other friends, that there seemed to be something fatal in that propensity of nature, tending directly to the life of misery which was to befall me. what does the historical context of the writing demonstrate or tell you?

In this excerpt, Crusoe describes his fascination about the sea and its possible adventures, which is not shared by his family. Particularly, his father wanted him to be a lawyer. And it was usual at that time to follow up your parents´ commands.

On the contrary, Crusoe challenges his parents and starts sailing.

question 1: d) the old man continued, "in the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.'"

question 2: d) by providing a different perspective and encouraging the englishman to never give up, the boy him to discover the alchemist.

question 3: c) the stones he gave santiago the boy to recognize omens, which will him on his journey to find his personal legend.

question 4: d) when the englishman wants to quit, santiago doesn’t allow the englishman to give up.

question 5: a) by instructing the englishman to go and try, the englishman is motivated to continue on his journey toward his personal legend.

explanation:

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.