But scarcely had that island faded in blue air than I saw smoke

and white water, with sound of waves in tumult–

a sound the men heard, and it terrified them.

–The Odyssey,
Homer

What type of conflict is taking place in this passage?

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How do parallels between the characterization of the narrator and the father point to a theme of the story bile?

What are the prevalent literature of the philippines during the pre colonial period?