Passage Summary: Flores thinks a character's behavior is totally random because the author used different old stories, but Piro thinks the behavior actually makes sense if you look at whether the character is in a crisis or not.

Reasoning: Flores claims the character Gawain's behavior is incoherent and lacks reason due to the use of varied sources; Piro argues that the behavior actually follows a consistent pattern based on the social context (crisis vs. stability).

Analysis: The disagreement here isn't about where the stories came from—Piro actually concedes that the sources might be the origin of the variation. Instead, the conflict is about whether the resulting behavior in the final text is 'incoherent' or 'without apparent reason.' Flores says it is random; Piro says it is predictable based on the situation. Look for an answer choice that focuses on whether there is an identifiable pattern or reason behind Gawain's fluctuating behavior in the work.