It is interesting because fire has both a positive and a negative property, it gives both light and warmth but also it burns and consumes. Then he uses a very interesting metaphor for knowledge: “fire”. However, he immediately states that he still had “questions he could not answer”. Indeed, the participant first person narrator begins his recollection by stating how happy his knowledge of the “Old Books” made him back then. The correct answer is “Being content does not always lead to growth” and “Learning about the past can bring wisdom.”
Studying the past requires great courage. Learning about the past can bring wisdom. Gaining new skills is critical to survival.įollowing traditions leads to new awareness. Which themes are supported by the resolution of the narrator’s internal conflicts in this passage? Select two options.īeing content does not always lead to growth. When I was a man at last, I came to my father and said, "It is time for me to go on my journey. Nevertheless, my knowledge and my lack of knowledge burned in me-I wished to know more. We do not eat grubs from the trees, we have not forgotten the old writings, although they are hard to understand. We are not ignorant like the Forest People-our women spin wool on the wheel, our priests wear a white robe.
At night, I would lie awake and listen to the wind-it seemed to me that it was the voice of the gods as they flew through the air. I asked myself many questions that I could not answer, but it was good to ask them. Most of all, I liked to hear of the Old Days and the stories of the gods. Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon.” My knowledge made me happy-it was like a fire in my heart.
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