Which quotation from the passage best supports the idea that collectivism discourages progress? “at first, man was enslaved by the gods” “he declared to all his brothers that a man has rights” “and he stood on the threshold of the freedom” “but then he gave up all he had won, and fell lower than his savage beginning”

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry

With crack on crack of thunder, zeus let fly a bolt against the ship, a direct hit, so that she bucked, in reeking fumes of sulphur, and all the men were flung into the sea. they came up 'round the wreck, bobbing a while like petrels on the waves. no more seafaring homeward for these, no sweet day of return; the god had turned his face from them. –the odyssey, homer read the passage. then, identify the theme that is supported by the passage. most ships cannot survive a terrible thunderstorm. the ocean is an angry beast that will tame any who try to control it. the gods have the power to control human destiny. men are willing to die to eat the delicious cattle of the gods.

How is theme of loneliness developed in chapter 4? thinking about the characters lennie,crooks,candy,and curley's wife