hoe does this quote relate to macolm lowry's under the volcano?

Question

Wonders are many, and none is more wonderful than man; the power that crosses the white sea, driven by the stormy south-wind, making a path under surges that threaten to engulf him; and Earth, the eldest of the gods, the immortal, unwearied, doth he wear, turning the soil with the offspring of horses, as the ploughs go to and fro from year to year.
And the light-hearted race of birds, and the tribes of savage beasts, and the sea-brood of the deep, he snares in the meshes of his woven toils, he leads captive, man excellent in wit. And he masters by his arts the beast whose lair is in the wilds, who roams the hills; he tames the horse of shaggy mane, he puts the yoke upon its neck, he tames the tireless mountain bull.
And speech, and wind-swift thought, and all the moods that mould a state, hath he taught himself; and how to flee the arrows of the frost, when it is hard lodging under the clear sky, and the arrows of the rushing rain; yea, he hath resource for all;

Answer 1

Did you read "Under the Volcano"?

The quote, which appears on page 1, is from "Antigone" by Sophocles and underscores the entire theme of "Under the Volcano."

Sophocles is saying that man has prepared himself for the full range of disasters nature can throw at us, but there is no remedy for death.

The book is set during the most fateful (having a quality of ominous prophecy) day of the consul's life--the Day of the Dead, 1938. It is a statement about the human condition and one man's constant struggle against forces that threaten to destroy him.

Read this wonderful book and you will be able to write your report.