In paragraph 22, Balboa relates his behavior to the time in which he lives by -
regarding himself as superior to
those around him
trying but failing to act differently
from his countrymen
seeing his culture as unavoidably
influencing what he does
using his society as a justification
for his actions

one thousand and one nights, also known as arabian nights is a collection of stories whose basic structure is that of embedded narrative. this technique refers to a main story which works as the common frame - or framing narrative - for the other stories, and then this series of stories which are connected to the main one. this technique can also be referred to as a story within a story. the stories stem from the original tale, some begin and end on their own, some are connected to the previous or following one, by means of questions that are answered in the subsequent tale, or characters which reappear.

that there is a conflict

as the tragic figure in the play, brutus' involvement in caesar's assassination, in which brutus murders his friend, eventually leads to his downfall.