Tonya read the following passage in a myth:

odysseus was alone, lost, and close to despair. there was nothing on the horizon. odysseus—the great and experienced warrior, hero of battles, and slayer of terrible monsters—could see nothing but small rolling waves. the vast ocean, in every direction, seemed to go on forever before finally meeting the horizon.

what background information can tonya use to better understand the myth and its cultural context?
a. in this culture, the gods are viewed as monsters.
b. successful warriors seem to be highly respected in this culture.
c. oceans are valued in this culture.
d. this culture seems to worship the horizon.

Brendan is playing in the backyard.

Read this excerpt from "a visit from the goon squad."that’s when he began singing the songs he’d been writing for years underground, songs no one had ever heard, or anything like them—“eyes in my head,” “x’s and o’s,” “who’s watching hardest”—ballads of paranoia and disconnection ripped from the chest of a man you knew just by looking had never had a page or a profile or a handle or a handset, who was part of no one’s data, a guy who had lived in the cracks all these years, forgotten and full of rage, in a way that now registered as pure. untouched. how does the author use satire in this excerpt? the author is criticizing media censorship. the author is criticizing the idea of isolationism. the author is mocking society’s overuse of technology. the author is mocking man’s inability to freely express himself.

In 250 words, discuss the ways in which the novel relates to the historical context in which it was published.