Why? Because no matter how heroic, how larger than life Odysseus is, the epic does not belong to him alone. He shares it with his son Telemachos, a character who rightly deserves his own Telemachy. A contact zone, according to Mary Louise Pratt, is a “space and time where subjects previously separated by history and geography are now present.” It is quite easy to pinpoint the contact zones encountered by Odysseus, but Telemachos has his own as well. They are less grander than his father’s death-defying exploits, but damaging and
Though all men to a certain extent share the same qualities, some are more pronounced than in the others. It is important to see how these qualities are central to their respective stories and how it helps (or hinders) them in their journeys. The greatest value of Beowulf is his bravery, some may say bravado. There is no doubt that he is a great warrior. Beowulf's heroism belongs to a different time than that of King Arthur or Sir Gawain.
Gilgamesh and peter griffon are very smart. Gilgamesh was smart to convince Enkidu to join him because Gilgamesh almost fell into humbaba’s trap when he told Gilgamesh that he would be his servant. Enkidu told him not to believe him and that saved Gilgamesh life. Peter griffon is smart when trying to save his family. Enkidu said to Gilgamesh “it’s surly a trap” (Enkidu).
In later readings, I find that Gilgamesh is over steppes his position, just like most of us do. At some point of time a lot of us, think we are better than the other person, but I have come to find out through my, own experience that we are all the same no matter what our position is. When Endkidu and Gilgamesh meet for the first time, it is because Gilagamesh thinks he can do whatever he wants, because of his position of king. What is funny is that when two people, that do not like each other, end up as allies. It happens more than we know it even in these
There would be very little social order and it would be disorganized to have people resolving their own conflicts, in their own ways of dealing with it, based on their own morals and values. This is why societies who have dealt with conflicts for thousands of years have come to the conclusion that a consensus type style is the strongest way in keeping a society stable and conflict minimized so it can be an enjoyable place to live. Yet there is still improvement to be made to the system Christie complains about. He did an excellent job showing his readers the extreme lack of conflict we have in our society
This arrogance that he constantly flaunts leads to him being cruel at the beginning of the epic. Gilgamesh was described as, “two-thirds of him divine, one-third human... Gilgamesh does not allow the son to go with his father; day and night he oppresses the weak... Gilgamesh does not let the young woman go to her mother, the girl to the warrior, the bride to the young groom.” Gilgamesh is a man with no equals, which makes him feel as if he is superior. Even though Gilgamesh starts out as a cruel, supreme ruler he develops into a very kindhearted man. He is extremely supportive of Enkidu and encourages him in any way that he can. When they are fighting Humbaba, Gilgamesh says, “you will surpass all of them... a friend who knows battle understands fighting... stand, friend, we will go up together.” Gilgamesh also shows that he does have a sensitive side when Enkidu dies.
Both were made in the image of the gods–Gilgamesh 2/3 gods and 1/3 human obtaining beauty and strength, while Enkidu was made to be the equal of Gilgamesh. Enkidu was more rugged, strong, and lived among the wild. Their creation was for different purposes; Gilgamesh is to be a great king, while Enkidu is the one whose purpose is to defeat Gilgamesh, yet becomes Gilgamesh’s friend, comrade, and council. In addition, both can be considered protectors. As King Gilgamesh is required to protect his people and then for Enkidu he protects his family in the wild, being the protector because of attachment and emotions towards his clan.
The Big Deception: Civilization is A Big Mistake It has always been a debatable issue what civilization brought to humanity. The issues of what civilization has done to us, whether our lives are better than before, whether we can live as primitive again preoccupies everyone's minds. However, when gains and losses of both civilization and primitivism to humanity are compared, it will be understood that civilization was a great chance for humanity’s benefit. Heinberg(1995) supports this idea like this: ‘‘Civilization brings not only comforts, but also the opportunity to think the thoughts of Plato or Thoreau, to travel to distant places, and to live under the protection of a legal system that guarantees certain rights. How could we deny the worth of these things?’’.Thus, the allegation that civilization was a big mistake which restricts freedom of people is not realistic since its gains to society like development of science and innovations, and technology and its easiness have made people’s lives easier and freer.
Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a tragic story of Willy Loman, the father of what can be considered a typical American family. Willy’s father was never there to teach him the importance of tradition, values, or healthy opinions. Willy has spent his whole life chasing the American dream of wealth and posterity working as a salesman. Now in his sixty’s he is suffering from memory loss, he has lost his job, and has no financial security. He never knew his father so he doesn’t have a good sense of his own identity, he makes poor decisions in raising his son’s by instilling a false sense of what it takes to be successful, and allows them to steal and cheat.
His father was very laid back and accomplished nothing in life and Okonkwo hated him for it. Okonkwo’s eldest son Nwoye is lazy and weak from an early age. Okonkwo’s fear of his father’s laziness rubbing off on his son Nwoye changes Okonkwo from hero to villain when he beats him to make himself more masculine. What he thinks is helping his family is actually causing pain. Okonkwo’s wives are often beaten for the simplest of things, sometimes even for not explaining to him where they have gone.