The fascinators had the commands of working, playing and sleeping for eight hours a day printed under each of them. The idea was to systematize their lives and deprived them from the priviledge of thinking. There was a third of the day which had to be dedicated to the most basic activities in life.
The answer is Odysseus is a flawed but heroic character whose challenges reveal universal lessons.
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The conch comes to symbolize, c) order and civilization.
