The setting of this epic occurs between the past and the future where a hero from the past is sent by the Gods in order to complete a mission for a well-known figure in the future. The setting for this epic begins in 399 B.C.E in Athens, Greece, where Socrates, a man who considers himself a gadfly, is being accused of corrupting the youth, of inventing new deities, and of not recognizing the Gods. The second setting occurs in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963 with a man named Martin Luther King Jr who is also jailed unfairly, which is similar to Socrates’ situation. It is an epic about the fight for justice and the fight to change the views of the Church in the 1960s and an epic about philia, a term that the Greeks described as friendship developed
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In his dream, Socrates sees Gods discussing about a man named Martin Luther King Jr. and how the church has been spreading the wrong teachings to its followers. The Gods tell Socrates that King is doing the right thing by trying to get the church to end the injustice against Negros. They tell Socrates that King is being accused just like him and that Socrates must help King in order to open the eyes of white churchgoers. The Gods tell Socrates that in order to escape the jail cell, he must do three things in order to get to King. The Gods tell Socrates that he must 1) eat the fruit that will be given to him, 2) look for the guard who is wearing red, 3) take the pouch given by the guard and always carry it at all times in order to stay in the …show more content…
The connection that the two had was unlike any other. They used their wisdom to educate each other and despite only meeting each other for 3 days, they knew what each other was thinking about. While meeting King, Socrates begins to see that he isn’t the wisest person out of there. Socrates begins to admire King for his wisdom and this leads to Socrates viewing the world differently and accepting that people have their own levels of wisdom. King manages to make Socrates a better man and in turn, Socrates starts looking up to King as a brother he never had before. Socrates begins to be determined to help King on his journey to justice for all colored people.
They develop a plan to help King escape from the prison, which they succeed in. However, they ended up being faced against a mob of white moderates who want King dead, but luckily, they are able to fight the mob off and seek shelter somewhere safe. After fighting the mob off, King expresses his feelings about how he hates using violence. King describes how he just wants peace on the world which leads to Socrates admiring King even more. Socrates becomes determined to be like King when he goes back to Athens. As they are talking, they fall asleep due to what has happened to them
In his dream, Socrates sees Gods discussing about a man named Martin Luther King Jr. and how the church has been spreading the wrong teachings to its followers. The Gods tell Socrates that King is doing the right thing by trying to get the church to end the injustice against Negros. They tell Socrates that King is being accused just like him and that Socrates must help King in order to open the eyes of white churchgoers. The Gods tell Socrates that in order to escape the jail cell, he must do three things in order to get to King. The Gods tell Socrates that he must 1) eat the fruit that will be given to him, 2) look for the guard who is wearing red, 3) take the pouch given by the guard and always carry it at all times in order to stay in the …show more content…
The connection that the two had was unlike any other. They used their wisdom to educate each other and despite only meeting each other for 3 days, they knew what each other was thinking about. While meeting King, Socrates begins to see that he isn’t the wisest person out of there. Socrates begins to admire King for his wisdom and this leads to Socrates viewing the world differently and accepting that people have their own levels of wisdom. King manages to make Socrates a better man and in turn, Socrates starts looking up to King as a brother he never had before. Socrates begins to be determined to help King on his journey to justice for all colored people.
They develop a plan to help King escape from the prison, which they succeed in. However, they ended up being faced against a mob of white moderates who want King dead, but luckily, they are able to fight the mob off and seek shelter somewhere safe. After fighting the mob off, King expresses his feelings about how he hates using violence. King describes how he just wants peace on the world which leads to Socrates admiring King even more. Socrates becomes determined to be like King when he goes back to Athens. As they are talking, they fall asleep due to what has happened to them