In week 10, we continued our quest to understand tragedy through viewing a Ted Talk over a philosophy of success, and reading Oedipus Rex. This was the week that tragedy was put in perspective for me, there is so much more to tragedy than meets the eye, as we have learned when talking about elements of literature in the last unit. Oedipus Rex was a story that the reader knew was waiting turn loose after first understanding that Oedipus was Jocasta's son... and husband. The reader was able to predict the tragic moments that were ahead, but not the results. The results were the death of Jocasta, and the eyeballs of Oedipus being ripped out of his head, two dramatic and tragic results. Reflecting on this story, we find insight from the citizens in the story. At the beginning, the townspeople adore Oedipus for solving the Sphinx's riddles, he is their hero. And as you might be able to predict, his glory gradually suffers.
Many people think success means being wealthy and having an above-average rank in society. From the Ted Talk we viewed on Monday, we learned that the term 'success' is unique to each person and is simply the way you perceive it. To give an example of this, Mr. Schoenborn gave an example of a student of his that barely passed his class, yet his mother was in tears that he actually passed. In my family, if I earned anything lower than a B in a class I would be in deep trouble. There are different levels of success and number of ways to view success.
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