In literature, what is a subject?
a. an idea about the work
b. a perspective on the work
c. a topic of the particular work
d. a statement about the work

The answer is C: a topic of the particular work.

The subject in any literature text is the main topic that the text elaborates throughout its pages. It can be an abstract idea or a concept, like love or justice, and it works as the foundation for the events that mold the characters in the story. It should not be confused with the theme of a story, this latter one is based on the subject, but it reflects the author´s conception or interpretation of the subject. For example, if “love” is the subject of a novel, “love conquers all” would be a possible theme for that novel.

gilgamesh is an epic hero from birth, as he's brought to the world by the hand of several gods who shaped him with the goal of saving humanity. there's a passage from the text that reads "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". this is a great example that show some of the super-human qualities that the gods gave gilgamesh upon his birth.

as gilgamesh grows he has to face many challenges that put his heroism to task. the courage he displays along the way, prove that he's ready to live up to the godly qualities brought upon him. at one point he has to overcome a wild beast by the name of hubamba "whose roar is a flood, whose mouth is fire, whose breath is death", as the text reads. the actions taken by gilgamesh, beating the beast with the use of his super-human force, examplify why he shoud be thought of as an epic hero.

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the answer should be a)directions.