Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon."
How can I tell what it was like you do not know. It was
there, in the red light, and they were too big to be
houses. It was there with the red light upon it, mighty and
ruined. I knew that in another moment the gods would
see me. I covered my eyes with my hands and crept
back into the forest.
Surely, that was enough to do, and live. Surely it was
enough to spend the night upon the cliff. The Forest
People themselves do not come near. Yet, all through
the night, I knew that I should have to cross the river and
walk in the places of the gods, although the gods ate me
up. My magic did not help me at all and yet there was a
fire in my bowels, a fire in my mind. When the sun rose, I
thought, "My journey has been clean. Now I will go home
from my journey." But, even as I thought so, I knew I
could not. If I went to the Place of the Gods, I would
Which conflicts occur in this passage? Select three
options.
Character vs. nature: The narrator must conquer the
challenges of the landscape to visit the Place of the
Gods.
Character vs. character: The narrator must face the
Forest People, since they live directly on the route to
the Place of the Gods.
Which conflict occurs in this passage ? Select three options.
O Character vs. self: The narrator must convince himself
that just seeing the Place of the Gods from a distance
is not enough.
Character vs. society: The narrator must go to the
Place of the Gods to satisfy his spirit because he is a
priest's son and must follow his father's teachings.
Character vs. self: The narrator is overwhelmed with fear of what he sees coming from the place of the gods and momentarily.