Read the passage from "by the waters of babylon.”

i went north—i did not try to hide myself. when a god or a demon saw me, then i would die, but meanwhile i was no longer afraid. my hunger for knowledge burned in me—there was so much that i could not understand.

what does the narrator’s response to the setting reveal about his character?

his desire to follow society’s rules is greater than his own ideas.
his desire to explore is greater than his fear of where he is going.
he is concerned that the forces of nature are more powerful than his will.
he is afraid that his fear will eventually prevent him from learning.

B) His desire to explore is greater than his fear of where he is going.

Explanation: in the given passage from "By the Waters of Babylon," we can see that the narrator is explaining how he isn't afraid of gods, demons or death, he knows that he will eventually die, but in the meantime, he decided to travel and learn as much as he can. From the given options, the one that expresses what the passage reveals about his character, is the corresponding to option B: His desire to explore is greater than his fear of where he is going.

beginner

government is strong when they have the ability to persuade those they govern to believe government has enough power to force them or should be forcing them to do government’s will.

when enough of the citizenry do not believe government can force them or should force them to do its bidding, government has lost or will lose its strength and power to coerce.

when enough of the citizenry do believe government can force or should force them to do its bidding, they become passive at the least or actively pro-government and repeat government’s own rhetoric to pass on what they have been persuaded by government’s propaganda.

a true majority isn’t always needed to govern or to stop government. many times all that is needed is a strong minority. if a determined 30% of the population rises up against government in a concerted effort to bring it down, this size minority usually will succeed as long as those actively opposing the minority are less in force than the minority. so if 41% of the population sits at home watching tv rooting for one side or the other, they don’t matter. it’s the active parties who make a difference.