Compare and contrast
In both The Odyssey and Gilgamesh they are both mythological heroes both of them start out with imperfections so that the reader can connect to, and along the way become stronger as well a even more heroic therefore being transformed
Arch type
both stories share similar arch types along the way such as kalypso in Odyssey and Shamhat in Gilgamesh are temptresses and How Odyssyeus and Gilgamesh are heroes, how Athena helps Odysseus and how Gilamesh's mother helps him,
Relevant today?
This story is relevant up to date because people love to see someone not so perfect become something better, sort of like a hope for people that them themselves can also become better people, heroes in their own way. having to go through tough obstacles and triumphing. The main reason i believe that these stories are relevant today is because people love to put themselves in the feet if the hero and imagine themselves becoming better as well. People can just relate to these heroes and their difficult paths that one must go in order to get through life.
I like how you explain the connection between today's society and with the two myth stories.
ReplyDeleteThe way you separated each section made it easy to read, I like it! Some of your punctuation/capitalization took away from the flow of your writing though, I had to reread a few sentences to get what you were trying to say. Overall, I feel like you hit the nail on the head with your reasoning for why these myths are still relevant today. We love to see imperfect people grow into something great!
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