21.5.2 (CST): Elements

Question 4 of 12

In the myth of Sisyphus, the gods punish a deceitful king by making

him roll an enormous boulder up a hill only for it to roll back down

again once he's finished.

In Ernest Hemingway's novel The Old Man and the Sea, a fisherman

struggles for several days to reel in an enormous fish. When he finally

succeeds, sharks eat the fish before the fisherman is able to get it

back to shore.

What motif is present in both the myth and the modern story?

O A. Physical transformations

O B. Good and evil

O C. Unchecked arrogance

OD. Useless toil