In john steinbeck’s “the turtle,” what quality might the turtle symbolize?

The turtle symbolizes Perseverance.

Explanation:

John Ernst Steinbeck is the American author who wrote many books in the early 1900. He won the noble prize in 1962 for literature. He was well known for his creative imaginative writings. His writings were considered the most realistic writing of the times.

In the book of John Steinbeck, The Turtle, the author symbolizes the turtle with perseverance. He tells with various examples that if a person if persistent in his doings, he will eventually find the success despite all the difficulties and hurdles coming his way.

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the answer should be:

the intervention of the supernatural gives gilgamesh hope that he will defeat humbaba.