Which statement applies to a traditional epic hero?

a. the epic hero usually possesses traits that his or her society values.
b. the epic hero usually displays a tragic flaw that leads to his or her downfall.
c. the epic hero is usually an ordinary, everyday sort of person.
d. the adventures of an epic hero are always presented in chronological order.

A. The epic hero usually possesses traits that his or her society values.

Explanation:

An Epic Hero has most of these characteristics;

Option B is not correct because a hero with tragic flaw is tragic hero, not an epic hero, and the genre with a tragic hero is tragedy not an epic.

Option C is incorrect because noble birth is must for a traditional epic hero.

Option D is not correct because it is not ALWAYS so, Odyssey is non-linear (non-chronological), however Iliad is chronological.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel

i decided to stay late in the laboratory to continue my experiment with the lightbulb. at midnight, thomas edison opened the door and saw all the stuff he was working on. the lightbulb, film and the transmitter. as he walks in an idea hits him on how the lightbulb would work. he would have to change a few wires around to get it to light up. when he did change the wires around it worked so he decided to write a telegraph to his friend to tell him about his success.   as he was packing up he grabbed the telegraph and walked to his home. he told his wife about the success and the next morning mailed the telegraph.