Read the excerpt from Part 1 of The Odyssey. Now Zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north A storm against the ships, and drivi
ng veils of squall moved down like night on land and sea. The bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed out strips in the big wind. We saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore. What theme is best revealed by this conflict?
Zeus is clearly angry and punishing the people this could be the answer or it could just be a storm and the people are trapped within superstition forcing themselves to cater to Zeus to make it stop
The practice by the British of impressing American seamen was brought to a head by the Chesapeake Affair. Therefore, the answer of the question above would be the second option: <span>the British method of forcing americans into British naval service. Hope this answer helps.</span>
