Read the outline for an introduction to a literary analysis paper.

i. introduction: samuel johnson once said, “i would rather be attacked than unnoticed. for the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.”

a. interpret the quotation:

b. agree or disagree:

c. thesis statement:

which statement would best fit into part b of this outline?
samuel johnson was known for his poetry as well as his essays and biographies.
johnson’s poem “the vanity of human wishes” was largely ignored by his contemporaries.
johnson’s sentiment is true because even negative reviews can often trigger the desire in people to read a book or poem.
samuel johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.

Samuel Johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.

Explanation:

As he states in the quote, he'd rather be noticed negatively than not noticed at all. He wants to spark emotion with his writing.

gilgamesh is a hero by birth as the epic explains it. in the epic the birth is explained in the way which tells us that gilgamesh’s creation was made perfect by the contribution of various god and that signifies the goal in his life, which was to become a hero and save mankind. an example from the text says. "the glorious sun shamash bestowed upon him glory; adad the terrible god of storms bestowed upon him courage. the great gods perfected his magnificence beyond all others, terrible like the great wild bull. two thirds god they made him; one third man they made him." a man born with superhuman qualities and partly god is destined to be a hero.

the heroic deeds carried by him later in his life also prove the heroic character of gilgamesh. for example hi battle with the ultimate beast humbaba is a proof of his bravery and characteristic heroism. gilgamesh was warned about the beast as the text says about humbaba “whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death". but with the superhuman strength gilgamesh did the job