So that you don't drift off from the topic and to make it nice and simple
The inference that can be made about the Cyclopes is that: They are uncivilized creatures who are potentially dangerous.
Answer:
4.) character v.s self
5.) anxiety about growing up
6.) the narrator's brother, Doodle
7.) To persuade the reader that the music has a universal audience
8.) simile and imagery
Catharsis
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