Which statement from "By the Waters of Babylon" provides the best example of how the physical environment shapes the character's actions? A. "These are the rules and the laws; they are well made."B. "It was a dead man's house, a spirit house."C. "Sometimes signs are sent by bad spirits."D. "I tried to guide my raft with the pole but it spun around."

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Killian Black

6 March, 10:49

Which statement from "By the Waters of Babylon" provides the best example of how the physical environment shapes the character's actions? A. "These are the rules and the laws; they are well made."B. "It was a dead man's house, a spirit house."C. "Sometimes signs are sent by bad spirits."D. "I tried to guide my raft with the pole but it spun around."

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Rayne Luna · Answer 1

D. I tried to guide my raft with the pole but it spun around

Explanation:

In the story, By the Waters of Babylon by Steven Vincent Benet, the narrator says "I do not know the customs of rivers-we are the People of the Hills", yet he works hard to guide his raft with the pole. Since "the current of the great river is very strong-it gripped my raft with its hands", the narrator is afraid, "swept down the stream", but then his heart feels strong. The narrator cries "I am a priest and the son of a priest" and he was able " to paddle with the pole on one side of the raft. The current changed itself-I drew near to the Place of the Gods". The narrator's character is shaped by the physical environment.