Z Points
In Plato's "Critias," what appears to be the author's intent?
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A. To teach people how to farm in order to support the population
O
B. To describe the rich soil and forests that used to cover the land
O
c. To ask people to remember how fortunate they are to live in a rich
land
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D. To criticize the wars that have destroyed the land
SUBMIT

c. To ask people to remember how fortunate they are to live in a rich

land.

Explanation:

The dialogue is essentially the story of a city that falls to vice being defeated by a good city that cares about being a good one.

This is a moral parable for the people of Athens that they have a responsibility towards the city and keeping it pure and good.

The fortune of being born into a stable and rich city allows for freedom but that  way of life has an innate responsibility attached to it. If the people fail it, Athens would fail too.

explanation:

kill anyone that got in the way