Jacob and Odysseus, Wounds

Please click on the following link and read the blog post there. Then, in a comment, respond to the article. What other similarities and differences are there between Jacob and Odysseus?

http://openmindedtorah.blogspot.com/2008/12/wounding-vulnerability-and-identity.html

Today's Worldview

Based on our exercise yesterday and your group's discussion, tell me what you think today's American worldview in comparison to the Abrahamic, Ancient Greek, and Ancient Roman worldviews. Think about the relationship between humankind and nature, humankind and "god", and the individual vs. society.

Vocabulary, Ch. 7

Use at least three of the Chapter 7 vocabulary words to answer the following question: What do you hope to always remember and what do you hope to forget from the Odyssey?

O' Brother Where Art Thou

Choose one of the following quotes from the movie and then, in a comment, explain what, if anything, it has to do with the Odyssey. Please refer directly to the text if possible.

1. Delmar: [As George "Babyface" Nelson fires his tommy gun into a herd of cattle] Oh, George. Not the livestock!

2. Everett: The treasure is still there boys, believe me.

Delmar: [about the Blind Seer] But how'd he know about the treasure?

Everett: I don't know Delmar. The blind are reputed to possess sensitivities compensating for their lack of sight, even to the point of developing paranormal psychic powers. Now, clearly seeing into the future would fall neatly into that category; it's not so surprising then that an organism deprived of its earthly vision...

Pete: He said we wouldn't get it. He said we wouldn't get the treasure we seek on account of our ob-stac-les.

3. Ulysses Everett McGill: Me an' the old lady are gonna pick up the pieces and retie the knot, mixaphorically speaking.

4. Penny Wharvey McGill: Vernon here's got a job. Vernon's got prospects. He's bona fide. What are you?

5. Blind Seer: You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek. But first... first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. Mm-hmm. You shall see thangs, wonderful to tell. You shall see a... a cow... on the roof of a cotton house, ha. And, oh, so many startlements. I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in your path, for fate has vouchsafed your reward. Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation.

6. Pete [to Evertt]: Since we been followin' your lead, we ain't got nothing but trouble.

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Type and Anti-type

Please click on the link below and read the short article, an article that revisits the D.C. Sniper story after the fact.

http://thefatherfactor.blogspot.com/2010/08/dc-sniper-story-revisited-before.html

Then, in a comment, explain to us one way that John Muhammad is an anti-type to Mentor (refer to the text if possible). Can you think of any other types and anti-types on television or in the news?

P.S. Also study for your reading quiz, Books 18-20!!

Book 16

Answer each of the following questions in a comment:

1. In book 16, Odysseus reveals his identity to Telemachus. What does the reaction of the two characters tell us about the Greeks' attitude towards the expression of emotion? How does their attitude differ from ours? (Think of American film heroes like John Wayne or Clint Eastwood.)

2. In what ways does Telemachus show in this book that he has matured?