There, as the whirlpool drank the tide, a billowtossed me, and I sprang for the great fig tree,catching on like a bat under a bough.Nowhere had I to stand, no way of climbing,the root and bole being far below, and farabove my head the branches and their leaves,massed, overshadowing Charybdis pool.But I clung grimly, thinking my mast and keelwould come back to the surface when she spouted.And ah! how long, with what desire, I waited!till, at the twilight hour, when one who hearsand judges pleas in the marketplace all daybetween contentious men, goes home to supper,the long poles at last reared from the sea.-The Odyssey, HomerSelect the best choice from each drop-down menu. 1. What is the conflict in this passage?Odysseus vs. nature Odysseus vs. society Odysseus vs. character 2. What theme is best shown by the conflict?Desire causes problems Whirlpools are unpredictable Patience has its rewards

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