But old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs. what does the narrator mean when she says this?
a) you must clean out the cobwebs in your house if you are afraid of spiders.
b)older people sometimes keep fears from their childhood even after they know that the fears are foolish.
c) getting rid of cobwebs can make you happy.
d)all children hate spiders.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.