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@Kadenheadington I like your question. And, I respond with another one. What if Merlyn would have chosen someone else? Would they have made just as great of a King? So, was King Arthur great? or was Merlyn greater?
@angelicacasteneda I love this question. What would be different if Aruthur and Merlyn never met. In my mind, the answer is simple. Then there would be no legend. And, without the legend, there would be no King Arthur, no holy grail, no Camelot. The modern day world thrives on it’s legends. Right? I mean, look at the success of PokemonGo. The legend of Pokemon and wanting to be the best, has taken over people’s whole lives. Can the world live without legends to live up to? What do you guys think?
I like the conversation. Can we go back to the original prompt and make any links to culture?
Take some time and think about it.
Good start. As you continue the conversation, think of this….
Humor can add a mood to any story. But, it doesn’t always have to be light hearted. Many of you have mentioned the humor adds a darker tone to the book.
What do you think? Does White’s humor add a darker tone to the legend? Or does it make a dark legend light?
Good start. As you continue the conversation, think of this….
Humor can add a mood to any story. But, it doesn’t always have to be light hearted. Many of you have mentioned the humor adds a darker tone to the book.
What do you think? Does White’s humor add a darker tone to the legend? Or does it make a dark legend light?
I love where this conversation is going. Keep pushing the ideas of tones and their relationship to characters. What a wonderful idea.
And the idea is dreams. Don’t forget to keep that in your kinda forefront. Nice start. Keep chatting away and see where this takes you.
@amandaatran I think you are asking a great question… let’s keep adding to that…. If violence is necessary at times to complete the idea of “might versus right” how does that affect the overall idea of Arthur’s Utopian Society.
I think this trait is passed on. One of the greatest literary themes in the world is … Sins of the Father affect the son. Look at Adam and Eve, Romeo and Juliet…I don’t think the father/son, mother/child characters of this novel are any different. I think the larger question is… How will the children deal with the sin? In the same way as their parents? Or since they “hate” their parents and how they “reacted”, respond in the opposite way but gain the same result?
Good conversations about humor are happening. Let me throw one more question into the mix– Do you feel as if you understood the humor? Did some of it fly above your head? Did you ever laugh out loud? Did you find it elementary? #thoughts
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@426624gardnerThose are great thoughts. What is funny to me, might not be funny to you. For example, my Dad loves the movie “Blazing Saddles”. When I was growing up he would watch the movie and just roar with laughter. I don’t even think that movie made me smile– not even a little bit. I just think that it is “stupid humor”. So, what is funny to my dad, is not funny to me. But, we both laugh out loud at the movie “Overboard”, we think it is hysterical. Meaning humor can depend not only on the person, but on the circumstances. So, I think the question is not only @426624gardner’s question of What makes something funny.. but add to that… what makes something funny and how does that humor relate to the viewer/reader? And, to keep adding… if it doesn’t and the reader doesn’t find it funny– does the author lose that reader?
That’s a great question.
The idea of the round table, is the same idea of a wedding ring. A small united circle with no beginning and no end. But, is that the case for the knights? Can they keep the circle tight and together or will they fall apart and behind to unravel? Let’s see as they go on their next quest in Book 3.I see where you are heading… but, did Lancelot ever profess a Christian faith… or just a belief in God?
To me, it might be a minor question, but it will make a huge difference in how Lancelot reacts to his setbacks and life choices.I agree with you.
And, yes– I think it was a known fact. It makes the plan all the more devious.@gloriaj87
I think your questions is a great one. Let me add to it. I think anytime someone uses humor there is great potential for the “audience”, or in our case, the reader, take it the wrong way. Sarcasm can really take on a life of it’s own. Do you think that the sarcastic sense of humor is a depiction of the time of King Arthur? or of the time period of our author?@gloriaj87
Don’t forget to end in a question.
But, I think you are on the right track…. do you think their relationships will be as tie that links to the idea that “blood is thicker than water”?Though possessing an inner strength that sustains her during the most difficult times, Jane also relies on the love and support of those around her. How does her friendship with Helen Burns ease Jane’s transition to Lowood and inspire her intellectual achievement? Is the depth of their relationship fully realized in the film? How does
Mrs. Fairfax’s welcome of Jane at Thornfield contrast with the treatment she receives at
Gateshead? What roles do Diana and Mary Rivers play in restoring Jane’s will to live
after she abandons her post at Thornfield? What does Jane mean when she tells St. John that, though she has always known herself, Mr. Rochester was the first to recognize her?Charlotte Brontë populates the novel with many female characters roughly the same age as Jane— Georgiana and Eliza Reed, Helen Burns and Mary Ann Wilson. How do comparisons with these characters shape the reader’s understanding of Jane’s character? Why, as readers, do think we know more about the female characters than the male antagonists? How does the contrast of male and female perspective shape our view of Jane’s world?
Why do we mythologize? Some experts would say, we do it to satisfy our natural, healthy craving to live in a world which is understandable but entertaining. Yet, others would still argue that that is not enough. View the choices for why we mythologize below, then chose one of the reasons listed and give your opinion to why your choice satisfies the question… Why do we mythologize?
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**Myths grant continuity and stability to a culture.They foster a shared set of perspectives, values, history. Through these communal tales, we are connected to one another, to our ancestors, to the natural world surrounding us, and to society; and, through the myths which have universal (i.e., archetypal) themes, we are connected to other cultures.
++Myths present guidelines for living.When myths tell about the activities and attitudes of deities, the moral tone implies society’s expectations for our own behaviors and standards. In myths, we see archetypal situations and some of the options which can be selected in those situations; we also perceive the rewards and other consequences which resulted from those selections.
++ Myths justify a culture’s activities. Through their authoritativeness and the respected characters within them, myths establish a culture’s customs, rituals, religious tenets, laws, social structures, power hierarchies, territorial claims, arts and crafts, holidays and other recurring events, and technical tips for hunting, warfare, and other endeavors.
++Myths give meaning to life. We transcend our common life into a world in which deities interact with humans, and we can believe that our daily actions are part of the deities’ grand schemes. In our difficulties, the pain is more bearable because we believe that the trials have meaning; we are suffering for a bigger cause rather than being battered randomly. And when we read that a particular deity experienced something which we are now enduring — perhaps a struggle against “evil forces” — we can feel that our own struggle might have a similar cosmic or archetypal significance, though on a smaller scale.
++ Myths explain the unexplained. They reveal our fate after death, and the reasons for crises or miracles, and other puzzles — and yet they retain and even encourage an aura of mystery. Myths also satisfy our need to understand the natural world; for example, they might state that a drought is caused by an angry deity. This purpose of mythology was especially important before the advent of modern science, which offered the Big Bang theory to replace creation myths, and it gave us the theory of evolution to supplant myths regarding the genesis of humanity. And yet, science creates its own mythology.
++ Myths offer role models. In particular, children pattern themselves after heroes; comic books and Saturday-morning cartoons depict many archetypal characters, such as Superman and Wonder Woman. Adults, too, can find role models, in the stories of deities’ strength, persistence, and courage.
Citation: mythome.org
