Answer: In this passage, Willis is expressing that literature is a message from the past telling us about the lives of those before us. We are told that these messages are trying to tell us how we live and how we die based on others experiences. Willis tries to explain this through a concerned, yet passionate tone that urges us, the readers, to learn from the mistakes and the fortunes of the lives of people before us. We can only do this through literature, as it is the gateway to seeing how the world works.
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The fourth one is punctuated properly I believe.
The only wrong ones is the first on and the last one. The first one you forgot to put a comma after but. The last one you forgot to put a comma after eggs, pancakes, and things. I hope this helps you!
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They are alike because unfinished is either in the process of finishing or trying to fix. Repaired is already finished or put back together.