Question

but those who ate this honeyed plant, the lotus, never cared to report, nor to return: they longed to stay forever, browsing on that native bloom, forgetful of their homeland. --the odyssey, homer read the passage. identify the central idea and key details. then, paraphrase the passage.

Explanation:

1. Central Idea: The Lotus plant causes those who eat it to abandon their home and desire to stay indefinitely.
2. Key Details: The plant is described as "honeyed"; those who eat it lose motivation to report back or return home, and they become forgetful of their homeland while wanting to stay and keep eating the local bloom.
3. Paraphrase: Rewrite the passage in modern, clear language while preserving its core meaning.

Answer:

• Central Idea: Consuming the Lotus makes people abandon their homeland and want to stay permanently.
• Key Details:

1. The plant is a sweet, "honeyed" Lotus.
2. Those who eat it no longer wish to return home or send word back.
3. They crave to remain and keep eating the plant, forgetting their homeland.

• Paraphrase: Yet all who ate that sweet, Lotus plant lost any desire to send word back or go home again: they only wanted to stay forever, feeding on that local flower, and they completely forgot about the land they came from.