Authors usually write in between the lines. Morals are taught, the most important values are learned and the stories impact the views of the reader. A myth is like a finished public dream, and every dream teaches lessons to the dreamer which benefits his or her life. In the traditional monomyths, such as Orpheus and Eurydice, Theseus and the minotaur and Alex and The Two Swords the most dominant morals taught are to never be selfish, to always get over disappointment so one does not live in the past and finally, to always make smart decisions that will benefit one’s future. Myths are important because they can influence people’s perspective on what is right and wrong. To begin, in myths one of the most dominant morals taught is to never be
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They would not be able to accomplish this without playing as a team. Life is the same, if one does not work with others and is selfish then it will be very difficult to succeed. Also, in Theseus and the Minotaur, Theseus left Ariadne on an island. Because of this, Theseus got cursed by Ariadne and his father died when he reached Athens: “but Theseus left Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, where some say the god Dionysus claimed her as his bride” (O’Rahilly 5). This myth shows readers that only thinking about oneself can end up with many people hating you and leaving you. Being selfish was definitely not appreciated nor accepted in ancient greek’s society. In the present, selfishness is not a quality that people like and it shows when someone is selfish to others. Furthermore, a meal, a simple meal can easily change people’s perspective on someone. The picture shows that some people would not share something as simple as a meal. This leaves the person having a bad impression on the selfish person who did not share his food. When you do not share objects with others, it is very easy to lose their trust and friendship because he/she is only looking out for themselves. Another myth example is Arthur and the Two Swords. In the myth, Arthur wants to fight …show more content…
A stairwell can represent a decision that may affect someone’s fate. A stairwell symbolizes a person’s need to keep on thinking and moving forward with their lives. It also symbolizes moving up not down and forward not backwards in life. If one only thinks about the present they may make decisions that will affect them later on in life or make decisions that are not exactly the right ones. If a person does not think about what their decisions can do to them in the future, then they will not make proper decisions, for example: take drugs or drink and drive etc. In Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades told Orpheus that he would give his wife, Eurydice back if he did not look back on the way up to the regular world: “‘If you turn around to see her before she reaches the upper air, she must return to me forever’”(Gibson 32). Yet, at the end of the long road to the upper world, Orpheus looked back. He lost his wife because he had to look back to see if she was following him or not to the underworld exit. He was not thinking about the accomplishments and things that he could complete if he stayed on task and just focused for a couple more seconds. Because he thought about the present and just thinking about seeing his wife again, he could have thought about the future that he could have had
They would not be able to accomplish this without playing as a team. Life is the same, if one does not work with others and is selfish then it will be very difficult to succeed. Also, in Theseus and the Minotaur, Theseus left Ariadne on an island. Because of this, Theseus got cursed by Ariadne and his father died when he reached Athens: “but Theseus left Ariadne on the Island of Naxos, where some say the god Dionysus claimed her as his bride” (O’Rahilly 5). This myth shows readers that only thinking about oneself can end up with many people hating you and leaving you. Being selfish was definitely not appreciated nor accepted in ancient greek’s society. In the present, selfishness is not a quality that people like and it shows when someone is selfish to others. Furthermore, a meal, a simple meal can easily change people’s perspective on someone. The picture shows that some people would not share something as simple as a meal. This leaves the person having a bad impression on the selfish person who did not share his food. When you do not share objects with others, it is very easy to lose their trust and friendship because he/she is only looking out for themselves. Another myth example is Arthur and the Two Swords. In the myth, Arthur wants to fight …show more content…
A stairwell can represent a decision that may affect someone’s fate. A stairwell symbolizes a person’s need to keep on thinking and moving forward with their lives. It also symbolizes moving up not down and forward not backwards in life. If one only thinks about the present they may make decisions that will affect them later on in life or make decisions that are not exactly the right ones. If a person does not think about what their decisions can do to them in the future, then they will not make proper decisions, for example: take drugs or drink and drive etc. In Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades told Orpheus that he would give his wife, Eurydice back if he did not look back on the way up to the regular world: “‘If you turn around to see her before she reaches the upper air, she must return to me forever’”(Gibson 32). Yet, at the end of the long road to the upper world, Orpheus looked back. He lost his wife because he had to look back to see if she was following him or not to the underworld exit. He was not thinking about the accomplishments and things that he could complete if he stayed on task and just focused for a couple more seconds. Because he thought about the present and just thinking about seeing his wife again, he could have thought about the future that he could have had