Question

Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey.

And this new grief we bore with us to sea:
our precious lives we had, but not our friends.
No ship made sail next day until some shipmate
had raised a cry, three times, for each poor ghost
unfleshed by the Cicones on that field.

What theme is best revealed by this conflict?

-Sadness can destroy people.
-One must mourn before moving on.
-Many lives are lost too soon in battle.
-People are haunted by lost souls.

Answer 1

b. One must mourn before moving on.

Answer 2

One must mourn before moving on.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the excerpt presented in the question above, we can see that both Odysseus and the crew who were traveling with him were sad and depressed because of the friends they lost in the battle against the Cyclopes. They needed to continue the journey back home, but they could not ignore the grief they felt for everyone who died and were only able to sail again after that grief was expressed by everyone. This brings us to the theme that we must weep and express all our sadness before continuing on our journeys.

"Odyssey" is the Greek tale written by Homer, which tells the adventures of Odysseus in his attempt to return to Ithaca after spending 20 years away.