He must teach himself that the basest of all things is to be afraid; and, teaching himself that, forget it forever, leaving no room in his workshop for anything but the old verities and truths of the heart, the old universal truths lacking which any story is ephemeral and doomed—love and honor and pity and pride and compassion and sacrifice. according to the excerpt, faulkner believes that a young writer must  focus on universal truths and human feeling rather than just the storyline. remember to pay homage to the writers who came before him. become one with the characters in the story he is writing. become a shining example of artistic integrity for future generations.

A) focus on universal truths and human feeling rather than just the storyline.

Explanation: in the given excerpt we can see Faulkner giving advice to the young writers, he emphasizes in the fact that a writer should focus on universal truths of the heart (human feelings like love, honor, pity, pride, compassion and sacrifice), he says that without this truths, a story is doomed, so, according to the excerpt  Faulkner believes that a young writer must  focus on universal truths and human feeling rather than just the storyline.

according to the options stated, the one that is correct is the second option. the author most likely includes the panel to hint at the strong bonds among his family members. besides, the image from art spiegelman’s maus is common to show and portray the innocence and naivete of the children during the holocaust as well as the fact that millions of innocent jews were rounded up and taken by train to camps.