Oedipus, A Tragic Figure

Oedipus is a tragic figure.  He lived his life morally.  When he learned from the oracle that he would murder his father and sleep with his mother, he left his home.  This suggests that he was a moral person.  He was willing to give up a good life style in order to not commit a sin.  When he learned that there was a plague, he was ready to find ways to end it.   This suggests that he cared for his people.  When he learned that Jocasta killed herself, he blinded himself for he could not bear to face reality after he found out that he commited a sin.  All of the characteristics above tells us that Oedipus was good person.  Because his of his ill fate, he had to suffer in life. For a king to give up most of everything, even his eyes, should definitely be considered as a tragic figure.

Moral Issue to Drama

I find that translating a moral issue into a drama could be very challenging.  The first part is to figure out how many characters will be in the drama, which is simple.  However, writing the script for each characters is challenging.  This step requires a lot of time consuming in order to be creative.  When we were trying to translate a moral issue into a drama in the classroom, we had very limited of time.  Thus, it was challenging for us.  We kept on making changes even until we acted out.  The good part about acting out on stage made me realize that it was not as easy as I thought initially.  Hence, we made mistake and learned from it.  It was a good experience for me.

My View on "Daddy"

"Daddy" is a poem written by Sylvia Plath about love, confinement, and freedom.  After doing research on "Daddy," I found out that Plath had a similar life and circumstances as the poem that she wrote.  As the matter of fact, this was her last poem she wrote before she commited suicide.  The more I researched, the more I felt sorry for this poet.  She was very creative in her work and it was easy to follow and understand.  After doing this paper, I felt that I was able to undertand poetry more than I thought otherwise.  Thus, if there is another assignment on poetry, I would not be afraid as I was before writing a paper about htis poem.

Poetry and Its' Meaning

I have not read poems in a while.  The thought of reading it interested in me in some way.  It is a whole new different interpretation as compare to the short stories.  Although some poems are shorter than short stories, the hidden meaning of it is not short at all.  When I read "The Flea" by John Donne, my reaction was that it was quite a simple poem that was written similar to a short stories.  It seemed easy to understand.  However, the discussion in class about this poem blew me away.  My thought of a simple flea is not simple at all.  The man in the poem actually used the flea as a reason to lure a woman to sleep with him.  However, I don't quite understand the relationship between the man and the woman in the poem.  How well do they know each other in order for him to be brave enough to seduce her?  "Cinderella" by Anne Sexton is a great poem and is most accessible to me.  It is easy to understand since I have seen and known the story very well. 

Understanding of The Short Stories

The process of drafting, revising, and working in small groups helped me alot.  Rarely do I have the opportunity to have the classmates check my paper and give me more ideas on how to build a stronger thesis.  It was very fun and I had a great learning experience.  Different classmates have different ideas and to be able to learn from them benefited me a lot.  Also, I really enjoyed reading others' paper and gained additional knowledge from their writing.  Overall, the process of drafting, revising, and working in small groups helped me in writing a better paper than I would have done it myself.