During Chapters 1-3
The Fox’s Beliefs-
No man can be an exile if he remembers that all the world is one city.
Everything is as good or bad as our opinion makes it.
Nothing that nature brings should be feared.
The divine nature does not envy.
The gods of Glome are folly and lies of poets.
Superstitions of Glome-
Psyche has healing powers.
Psyche can make you beautiful by her kiss.
Glome fears the gods and has a priest of Ungit who acts as a mediator between the two.
Contrasts of beliefs- Throughout the first three chapters of this novel, the contradictions between the beliefs of Glome and the Fox are made quite evident. On more than one occasion, the Fox labels the gods of Glome as lies of poets. This, however, is not how the …show more content…
This is a difficult question, but I think so. I am all for standing up for what you believe in and even dying for it, but if Psyche does not go through with this, both are going to die, so I think that we can just hope that Psyche’s husband loves her enough to forgive her after she looks at his face. I am also hoping that this “god” is not “too beautiful” and blinds Psyche. But anyway, I think this was the best of the two options.
Describe Psyche and Orual’s relationship- From the beginning, Psyche and Orual have been very fond of one another and closer than just sisters. The Fox and Orual served as a mother, father, and teacher to Psyche because she knew none of her own. The two loved each other immensely and never fought with one another. They were the absolute best of friends until the two meet up again and no longer see eye to eye. Now they are threats to one another and become restless with one another. The love is still there but, it is twisted and the two sisters no longer live harmoniously.
After Chapter 15
Judging if the gods can change the …show more content…
Now that Orual has taken on the role of queen, she sees it as becoming a new person and killing her old self. This can be seen when Orual says, “The King’s dead…. I am the Queen; I’ll kill Orual too.” As her reign continues Orual states, “the Queen of Glome had more and more part in me and Orual had less and less. I locked Orual up or laid her asleep as best I could deep down inside me.” These statements show how Orual is trying to reinvent herself completely. She is no longer a meek princess, but a fearless leader who fights in battles and holds all of Glome in the palm of her hand.
After Chapter 21
What the priest of Essur does not understand about his religion-
The priest does not understand that he is believing in a story that is not even really half true. He believes that Redival and Orual both visited Psyche’s palace, saw it, and become jealous of it. How twisted is that? Orual then discovers that the gods have twisted her own life story to make a stab at her and she becomes very bitter.
Truths that Orual should consider from his religion-
Orual should consider the idea of jealousy again. No, Orual was not necessarily jealous of her sister’s palace that she could not even see, but she did become envious over the idea that there was someone or thing out there that was getting more love and attention than Orual.
The Fox’s Beliefs-
No man can be an exile if he remembers that all the world is one city.
Everything is as good or bad as our opinion makes it.
Nothing that nature brings should be feared.
The divine nature does not envy.
The gods of Glome are folly and lies of poets.
Superstitions of Glome-
Psyche has healing powers.
Psyche can make you beautiful by her kiss.
Glome fears the gods and has a priest of Ungit who acts as a mediator between the two.
Contrasts of beliefs- Throughout the first three chapters of this novel, the contradictions between the beliefs of Glome and the Fox are made quite evident. On more than one occasion, the Fox labels the gods of Glome as lies of poets. This, however, is not how the …show more content…
This is a difficult question, but I think so. I am all for standing up for what you believe in and even dying for it, but if Psyche does not go through with this, both are going to die, so I think that we can just hope that Psyche’s husband loves her enough to forgive her after she looks at his face. I am also hoping that this “god” is not “too beautiful” and blinds Psyche. But anyway, I think this was the best of the two options.
Describe Psyche and Orual’s relationship- From the beginning, Psyche and Orual have been very fond of one another and closer than just sisters. The Fox and Orual served as a mother, father, and teacher to Psyche because she knew none of her own. The two loved each other immensely and never fought with one another. They were the absolute best of friends until the two meet up again and no longer see eye to eye. Now they are threats to one another and become restless with one another. The love is still there but, it is twisted and the two sisters no longer live harmoniously.
After Chapter 15
Judging if the gods can change the …show more content…
Now that Orual has taken on the role of queen, she sees it as becoming a new person and killing her old self. This can be seen when Orual says, “The King’s dead…. I am the Queen; I’ll kill Orual too.” As her reign continues Orual states, “the Queen of Glome had more and more part in me and Orual had less and less. I locked Orual up or laid her asleep as best I could deep down inside me.” These statements show how Orual is trying to reinvent herself completely. She is no longer a meek princess, but a fearless leader who fights in battles and holds all of Glome in the palm of her hand.
After Chapter 21
What the priest of Essur does not understand about his religion-
The priest does not understand that he is believing in a story that is not even really half true. He believes that Redival and Orual both visited Psyche’s palace, saw it, and become jealous of it. How twisted is that? Orual then discovers that the gods have twisted her own life story to make a stab at her and she becomes very bitter.
Truths that Orual should consider from his religion-
Orual should consider the idea of jealousy again. No, Orual was not necessarily jealous of her sister’s palace that she could not even see, but she did become envious over the idea that there was someone or thing out there that was getting more love and attention than Orual.