6th It's Greek to Me by Renee Zatezalo https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p en-us 2022-04-25 17:28:42 UTC 2022-04-26 17:16:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Main Idea rzatezalo https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2157086556 "Walcott reminds us by this parallel of the potential for greatness that resides in all of us, no matter how humble our worldly circumstances"

We all have greatness in us no matter where we come from. ]]> 2022-04-25 18:03:24 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2157086556 rzatezalo https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158902487 "The other is that the situations match up more closely than we might expect"

There are parallels between us and myths.]]> 2022-04-26 16:52:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158902487 rzatezalo https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158923610 "That recognition makes our experiences of literature richer, deeper, more meaningful, so that our own modern stories also matter, also share in the power of myth"

Once we realize we are still connected with Greek mythology, we understand our current stories better]]> 2022-04-26 17:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158923610 Myths https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158934130 There are 3 types of myths, Shakespearean, and fairy tale/folk. Just because it is a myth doesn't mean it isn't true. Myths explain how and why things work the way they do.

"All three of these mythologies work as sources of material, of correspondences, of depth for the modern writer (and every writer is modern - even John Dryden was not archaic when he was writing), and provided they're recognizable to the reader, they enrich and enhance the reading experience."]]> 2022-04-26 17:10:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158934130 "Almost exactly two thousand years after Virgil, Walcott had his heroes perform actions that we can recognize as symbolic reenactments of those in Homer" 25rgraves https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158935943 Everything is a copy of everything else.]]> 2022-04-26 17:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158935943 Each character has flaws that are relatable. https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158936639 " This story dominated by the theft of two women has come to epitomize ideals of heroism and loyalty, sacrifice and loss." ]]> 2022-04-26 17:11:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158936639 Main Idea https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158937104 "In all these cases, what the artist is doing is reaching back for stories that matter to him and his community - for myth."
 
Myths connect back to community.]]> 2022-04-26 17:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158937104 25mnorris https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158940444 "Greek and Roman myth is so much part of the fabric of our consciousness that are unconsciousness doesnt even notic"

The summary is that Americans when they think of myths they think of Greek and Roman myths even though they are not all from there. ]]> 2022-04-26 17:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158940444 https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158940849 "That explanation takes the shape of stories that are deeply ingrained in our group memory, that shape our culture and are in turn shaped by it, that constitute a way of seeing by which we read the world and, ultimately, ourselves."

Myths provide stories to explain how things work. Myths shape our culture, and how we see the world around us.]]> 2022-04-26 17:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rzatezalo/tp0277hnivtzm90p/wish/2158940849