(Cyclops and Odysseus Vase Painting: Wikimedia Commons)
I really like the description of the Cyclopes. There are
basically savages that are still blessed by the gods. It would be interesting
to maybe replace them with a group of people that could be considered lawless
in today’s society.
I find it interesting how amazing the landscape is around
the Cyclopes. I think I would like to change that to where they’re living in a
barren wasteland to show a reason why they live the way they do.
Instead of goats coming to them willingly to be slaughtered
I would like them to be attacked by a different kind of animal and they have to
kill them to survive.
Instead of wine, I would like to replace it with another
drink or something entirely different.
The cave should be filled with half eaten items and trash
all over the place instead of cheeses and other stuff that would be worth
stealing.
Originally, I was planning on making this Cyclops a nice one
so that there would be a contrast. However, I think I am going to stick to the
original story and have him be hostile and kill Odysseus’s men.
Once again, instead of Odysseus giving the Cyclops wine he
should give him something else to drink or eat. Or he could just have a
completely different plan on how to kill the Cyclops instead of stabbing his
eye. Also, I need to figure out what I am going to replace the Cyclops with in
my retelling in order to have Odysseus think of a different plan.
Although disturbing, I liked the image of the Cyclops
throwing up wine and human parts.
I love the imagery used to describe Odysseus and his men
stabbing the Cyclops in the eye. It really paints a vivid picture of what is
going on. I also like how Odysseus plans ahead by telling him his name is Nobody.
I think it is brilliant and hilarious that Odysseus tied
himself and his men under rams. I want to keep this kind of comical event in my
retelling of the story.
The conversation between the last ram and the Cyclops is
funny to me because Odysseus is just tied under that ram and listening while
hoping he can still get out. I think Odysseus taunting the Cyclops will come
back to bite him, but I like how he still bragged about escaping. He just keeps
egging him on and I will definitely include that in my retelling.
I found it interesting how the Cyclops’s prayer was answered
and Odysseus will be punished because of his bragging.
It was interesting that Circe had wolves and mountain lions
under her spell. I will change the animals to even bigger and more ferocious
animals if I retell this part.
In retelling, I will probably keep the fact that she turned
the men into pigs because of the irony.
I love how Hermes tells Odysseus that Circe will turn him
into a pig and ways to stop her tricks, but tells him that he needs to sleep
with her. It is just kind of a bizarre scenario.
I will change Moly to something different in my retelling. I
am not a fan of the name of the herb.
I honestly was not expecting it to go as smoothly for
Odysseus as it did. I will most likely add some drama into the retelling, but
will keep the ending of him having to go see Hades.
Bibliography: Homer's Odyssey, as translated into English by Tony Kline
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