Read the excerpt from "The Flood” by James Baldwin. "What did he mean?” asked Pyrrha. "Surely I do not know,” said Deucalion. "But let us think a moment. Who is our mother, if it is not the Earth, from whom all living things have sprung? And yet what could he mean by the bones of our mother?” "Perhaps he meant the stones of the earth,” said Pyrrha. "Let us go on down the mountain, and as we go, let us pick up the stones in our path and throw them over our shoulders behind us.” "It is rather a silly thing to do,” said Deucalion; "and yet there can be no harm in it, and we shall see what will happen.” And so they walked on, down the steep slope of Mount Parnassus, and as they walked they picked up the loose stones in their way and cast them over their shoulders; and strange to say, the stones which Deucalion threw sprang up as full-grown men, strong, and handsome, and brave; and the stones which Pyrrha threw sprang up as full-grown women, lovely and fair. When at last they reached the plain they found themselves at the head of a noble company of human beings, all eager to serve them. Read the excerpt from "Deucalion and Pyrrha” by Carla Nappi. The man and the woman found themselves in a library. And they began opening the books. They scooped out phrases like small stones and threw them out the window. As each one landed on the ground or in the water, or as it took flight, it grew into a being that could inhabit this new world and populate its then, its now, and its to-come. What do the excerpts reveal about the adaptations?
Answer
A
Both describe how rulers can become tyrants if they do not stay humble.
B
Both explain the creation of humans and other creatures, such as insects.
C
Baldwin describes the creation of many things, while Nappi focuses on the creation of humanity.
D
Nappi shows the creators as independent, while Baldwin describes them as following orders.
Explanation
In Baldwin’s excerpt, Deucalion and Pyrrha act after trying to interpret an instruction, and they follow it by throwing stones over their shoulders. In Nappi’s excerpt, the man and woman choose to open books and throw phrases from them, with no instruction mentioned. This shows Nappi’s creators acting independently, while Baldwin’s characters are following orders.
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