For my week 3 reading unit I decided to select a collection
of stories from the classical side of the untextbook suggestions. During week 2 I read a biblical based unit
and wanted to make sure that my experience in the class in well rounded. I decided to read the Ovid’s part III Collection because I wanted to read some material that covered the legend and
stories of Hercules.
The writing style of this story unit is very different from
the unit I read last week. I think it’s
interesting that the voice of the author’s is so drastically different in the
two sections. The unit for this week is
clearly told in a more formal classical style of story telling. The sections are all seemingly being told
from one stand point; almost as if a parent was reading a story to a
child. I think between the two styles I
like this week’s better because it helps make the story flow seamlessly even
when the topics aren’t directly related to one another.
My favorite section from the first half of this unit was a
story about Hercules. The Shirt ofNessus was a particularly interesting story.
The main plot is that Hercules and his new bride are traveling and come
across a river. In attempt to cross
safely Hercules goes across first and trusts that Nessus will bring his bride
straight after him. Nessus goes back on
his word and is killed by Hercules; shot with a poisonous arrow, as “revenge”
Nessus gives the bloody shirt to the wife.
Eventually in a later section it is revealed that the shirt leads to
Hercules’ downfall.
I really enjoy this section so far! It’s an interesting
change from last week’s style!
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| Hercules Disney Version Photo from Wikipedia |
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