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In 3-5 sentences, describe one theme in By the Waters of Babylon. Use text evidence to support your claim.

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Answer 1

One theme is that the pursuit of knowledge can break the hold of superstition. Although priests and elders forbid travel to the Place of the Gods, John secretly goes there, studies ruins and books, and learns the true nature of the past civilization. His discoveries — machines, buildings, and the dead men the people once called gods — show that fear and myth masked real history. By the end John resolves to use what he has learned to change his people’s beliefs, proving knowledge can replace ignorance.