Analysis Of Achilles By Sherrilyn Kenyon

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Erica Felder Dr. Monica Young-Zook IDS 3800/ Draft Sept. 3, 2013 Acheron Having read many books with great story lines, not one of them has moved me the way that the novel Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon has. Acheron is a Greek God that is cursed at birth to be an object of lust to anyone that lays eyes on him. The metaphors that this book contains are so genuine that the pain he experienced whenever his heart and body was broken or degraded was felt through my own. One quote in particular is that moved me is “People destroy beauty when they find it.” When asked to elaborate Acheron went on to say “By nature, people are petty and jealous. They envy what they lack and because they don’t know how to acquire something, they try to destroy…show more content…
His first relationship was with the Greek Goddess Artemis. Sometimes the thought of his beauty belonging to someone else resulted in cruelty and distrust from her. Simply because he was found attractive and wanted by many there were trust issues within the relationship. In many instances his love interest, Artemis, is jealous beyond reason. Artemis has him locked away only to please her every need. If he even looks at another with lust she will abuse him in terrifying ways. While she seems to be sincerely sweet sometimes, things with Artemis never really run easily when it comes to her. She goes from hot to cold within seconds, and can take her healing hand and rip Acheron’s heart and body to pieces with a single thought. She feels as though she has ownership of him simply because he chose to give his love to her in the beginning of their relationship. At one point she begins to tell him exactly how she wants him to look for her, having no concern of what he wanted for himself. Once her anger takes over there is really nothing that can stop her. Jealousy can be a very dangerous thing and when beauty is involved people seem to feel entitled. In some cases people are used in relationships. There are some that simply degrade and only use beauty for show, never intending to put their hearts in it at all. As Acheron stated "When you love someone... truly love them, friend or lover, you lay your heart open to…show more content…
I often look around my home, neighborhood, country and even world and see that this is true. For example, beautiful homes are demanded; clothes and jewelry are sought- after, causing the most interesting yet disturbing debates throughout the generations. I cannot seem to understand why people feel the need to be physically “better” than the next person in any way. If someone owns a beautiful item it will almost certainly be coveted. There is no doubt in my mind that Acheron felt the same way. “I don’t like your hair black.” Artemis stated. The fact that she could not have him look exactly the way she wanted made her very upset at times. When love is involved, it is easy to allow yourself be abused believing it is for the best of that relationship. Acheron loved Artemis so much that he was willing to allow her dark side to inflict scars emotionally and internally, which is extremely saddening. When diamonds were first proclaimed to be beautiful, everyone felt a need of entitlement. When a woman or man is deemed beautiful there is no stopping that onlooker that feels eligible to be near him or her. There is a thin line between love and obsession and I believe beauty is a significant factor in the comparison. Beauty does not have to be physical at all it can be spiritually. When someone sees beauty within another there is a sense of privilege, by the onlooker, to know how and why that person is the way they are. This is the
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