Characteristic of literature

One characteristic of literature is that it may express the values of a culture in several different ways, some of them quite indirect. One crucial passage in the Iliad is the detailed and elaborate description of Achilles’ shield in Book XVIII, Warriors’ shields traditionally display images or symbols of what they fight for. What is depicted on Achilles’ shield? For what, then, does he do battle?Need 300 to 450 words ( 2pages) give line or page references for specific examples you use in the paper.