Question

read this excerpt from \the world on turtles back.\ when the girl awoke, she knew that she would bear twins. even before they were born, there was contention between the twins. there was no peace between these two brothers. when it was time for them to be born, the right - handed twin wanted to be born in the normal way. the left - handed twin saw light in the other direction and was determined to be born through his mother’s mouth or nose. in his attempt to be born in the opposite direction, he killed his mother. based on this excerpt, it is reasonable to conclude that the brothers were opposites and would always be in conflict. the right - handed brother was smarter than the left - handed one. the left - handed brother wanted to murder his mother. the two brothers despised and wanted to kill each other.

Explanation:

1. The excerpt states there was "no peace between these two brothers" before birth, and they chose opposite birth methods, showing they are opposites with inherent conflict.
2. There is no evidence in the text that the right-handed twin was smarter.
3. The left-handed twin did not intend to murder his mother; her death was an accident during his attempt to be born in an unusual way.
4. The text does not state that the brothers wanted to kill each other, only that they had contention and no peace.

Answer:

the brothers were opposites and would always be in conflict.