And now for something completely different: A man telling a story you've already heard
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I know that I may not seem cool by saying this, but I still get excited whenever I see allusions to other books in different stories. And this whole first part is allusions!! Starting off with the Iliad and the Trojan war and even into the Orestia when we are told the prophecy on line 159.
One allusion that isn't in the book but I still thought of is 300. in the iconic scene where Leonidas asks the Greeks what their professions were and then, in suit, the Spartans. The Spartans all shout in accord, but the greeks claim different job titles when Leonidas aks them, such as pottery maker or cobbler. I've come to the conclusion that the greek who stayed behind was an actor or at least a skilled storyteller because his job is to convince the Trojans to accept the horse so that the men inside can complete their sneak attack. And he succeeds.
A question I would like to ask you is: what do you think would've happened if the trojans listened to the elders and destroyed the horse when they had the chance? Would there be a new outcome? Would we have Rome at all?
I know that I may not seem cool by saying this, but I still get excited whenever I see allusions to other books in different stories. And this whole first part is allusions!! Starting off with the Iliad and the Trojan war and even into the Orestia when we are told the prophecy on line 159.
One allusion that isn't in the book but I still thought of is 300. in the iconic scene where Leonidas asks the Greeks what their professions were and then, in suit, the Spartans. The Spartans all shout in accord, but the greeks claim different job titles when Leonidas aks them, such as pottery maker or cobbler. I've come to the conclusion that the greek who stayed behind was an actor or at least a skilled storyteller because his job is to convince the Trojans to accept the horse so that the men inside can complete their sneak attack. And he succeeds.
A question I would like to ask you is: what do you think would've happened if the trojans listened to the elders and destroyed the horse when they had the chance? Would there be a new outcome? Would we have Rome at all?
As I was thumbing through this confusing mess of a story, I also saw a lot of parallels to The Orestes, as well as many things we've spoken about in Honors English and Western Civilization. It only made things more confusing for me though, as I was waiting for the story to intertwine with the other books.
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