What is the setting role in to establish characterization in a story a. it shows how character react to or interact with their surroundings b. it shows past events that happened in the story’s location c. it shows the historical events that have influenced the setting d. it shows the articles of clothing common to the setting

The correct answer is A. It shows how characters react to or interact with their surroundings

Explanation:

Characterization in literary works refers to the way a character's personality, appearance, and traits are presented to the reader. On the other hand, the setting refers to the context of the story including places, geographical features, social context, and historical context. The setting can support the characterization because the way characters react and interact in their context reveal their personality traits, for example, a character that opposes the values of his/her historical context shows independence and rebellion or a character who faces difficult geographical conditions can be classified as brave. Thus, the setting helps stablish characterization because "it shows how characters react to or interact with their surroundings".

throughout the ancient epic of gilgamesh, the protagonist, gilgamesh of course, exhibited many character traits that made him a true epic hero. one great trait that gilgamesh acquires of an epic hero is that he's a courageous and confident leader. in the text enkidu is too afraid to fight, but he's positive that gilgamesh has the ability to triumph against humbaba. gilgamesh tells enkidu to not be afraid and then continues on to remind him of all the victories he's had against similar foe. gilgamesh proves that he's confident by encouraging enkidu and shows he's courageous when enkidu ask gilgamesh to battle humbaba alone because he knows that gilgamesh will reign victorious.

another characteristic that makes gilgamesh an epic hero is that he's brave and takes risks. "dread surged through gilgamesh, terror flooded his muscles, his heart froze, his mouth went dry, his legs shook, his feet were rooted to the ground. / gilgamesh felt his courage return. they charged at humbaba like two wild bulls." when reading the first part of the quote you see that gilgamesh is terrified of humbaba, and realizing that humbaba is the antagonist he's about to battle is taking a big risk. gilgamesh soon shows how brave he is by not letting his fear of humbaba overtake him, instead he went charging into the face of fear and triumphs.