Why did odysseues have to recuse his men from the lotus eaters

Abroad thesis statement encourages your readers to learn something new. 1) true 2) false

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence.