"They were not simple folk, you see... They were not barbarians” In this quote the narrator suggests the people were complex and civilised in order to:
a suggest that the people were quite a bit like us
b.
suggest that their lack of rules and their brand of happiness is different than ours
c. suggest that we are barbarians

A

Explanation: Nothing about happiness is mentioned, and it doesn’t suggest that we are barbarians. By saying they were NOT barbarians, the narrator is saying they are alike, because presumably the narrator is not a barbarian either.

A

Explanation: The narrator is showing how these people can be like civilized persons the term barbarian is used to show how uncivilized someone  can be, so when the narrator states they are no such thing this is showing how they are more like us than you may think.

d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.