This question is incomplete. Here is the complete question:
Which central idea should be included in a paraphrase of this excerpt?:
"Then I sent out two picked men and a runner to learn what race of men that land sustained. They fell in, soon enough, with lotus-eaters, who showed no will to do us harm, only offering the sweet lotus to our friends— but those who ate this honeyed plant, the lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland."
A) The men sent by Odysseus to investigate the land they had landed upon became forgetful after eating Lotus plants.
B) The Lotus-Eaters meant no harm and simply offered the Lotus plant to Odysseus’s men as a gesture of kindness.
C) The Lotus was a sweet plant that made men forget everything except the idea of obtaining and eating more Lotus plants.
D) The men sent ashore by Odysseus were swayed by the hospitality of the Lotus-Eaters and abandoned the idea of returning home.
Answer:
The correct answer is option C) The Lotus was a sweet plant that made men forget everything except the idea of obtaining and eating more Lotus plants.
Explanation:
In the play, the lotus is a sweet fruit that causes a state of pleasant drowsiness and is the sole food of the lotus eaters. When someone eats the lotus, they forget their children and their homes and they never want to go back to their home to continue living in laziness and continue eating from that sweet fruit.
Given this information we can say then that the correct answer is option C.
