One of the themes of the novel is self-preservation. How is this theme represented in these chapters? red badge of courage

- "d.)  describe the iroquois belief of how the earth was created. for the iroquois, there was no reason to explain the importance of rituals. also, as animists, they didn't need a special elaboration as to why animals are important or why they had a crucial role in the earth's creation. this is just an authentic myth that explains the creation of the earth. every culture has produced creation myths."

gerund phrase: giving more than a person needs.

noun use: predicate noun.