8. What is an important question to ask when comparing literary works from different cultures? Is a similar theme or message expressed in both works through culturally unique images? Why did each author choose to set the work in his or her native country? How might each writer have written the work to be separate from his or her culture of origin? Is it possible for works from different cultures to share a similar theme?

Atahualpaemperor of the inca empire who rose to the throne after winning a civil war between him and his brother.  -he refused to become a spanish vassal or christian.-francisco pizarro kidnapped him and demanded a huge ransom.  -pizarro's secretary described him as "a man of thirty years, good-looking and poised, somewhat stout, with a wide, handsome, and ferocious face, and the eyes flaming with blood."-after the ransom was paid, atahualpa was killed by pizarro