An explorer is captured by a group of cannibals. There are two types of cannibals—those who always tell the truth and those wh
o always lie. The cannibals will barbecue the explorer unless he can determine whether a particular cannibal always lies or always tells the truth. He is allowed to ask the cannibal exactly one question. a)Explain why the question "Are you a liar?" does not work.
If they are group captured to be eaten asking if their capture is a liar would not make the difference of their survival. They are to be eaten the cannibals lies won’t be found. Also these are a group of peoples that eat peoples their words are clearly not to be trusted
The correct answer is the <em>stream of consciousness</em>. The technique is used to describe the many feelings and thoughts character passing through his mind. We can observe it in the character of Septimus.
Wavered means moving unsteadily, quivered is synonymous with shiver or shake, burst is used when something happens suddenly and with force and throb is a shrilling voice according to the excerpt definitions. The nature of the words gives us a sense of <em>intense, anxiety and fear.</em>
There is a poem called "The Second Coming" by William Butler Yeats questioning the nature of humanity after the First World War. There are lines<em> "Things fall apart; the center cannot hold"</em> is relevant with the description of the excerpt.