Consider the excerpt and theme from gilgamesh: a new english version. gilgamesh climbed to the mountaintop, he poured out flour as an offering and said, "mountain, bring me a favorable dream." enkidu did the ritual for dreams, praying for a sign. a gust of wind passed. he built a shelter for the night, placed gilgamesh on the floor and spread a magic circle of flour around him, then sprawled like a net across the doorway. theme one: great leaders seek supernatural . what other theme is addressed in the excerpt? a. dreams recount pleasant memories. b. shelter is essential for providing warmth. c. it is important to get a good night's sleep before a big day. d. friendships are supportive relationships.

In a 10-12 sentence response-style paragraph, explore the degree to which you agree or disagree with faulkner’s message. “i believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. he is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. the poet's, the writer's, duty is to write about these things. it is his privilege to man endure by lifting his heart, by reminding him of the courage and honor and hope and pride and compassion and pity and sacrifice which have been the glory of his past. the poet's voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to him endure and prevail” (faulkner 773-775).