Read the passage. Identify the central idea and key details. Then, paraphrase the passage.

Answer:

Central idea: Eating the Lotus made people forget their homeland and lose the desire to return. Key details: The Lotus was a sweet, native plant; those who ate it wanted to stay forever and continued eating it; they no longer cared to report back or go home. Paraphrase: The people who ate the sweet Lotus became so content and forgetful that they did not want to leave or return to their homeland.