Showing posts with label Week 3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 3. Show all posts
2016/02/07
The story of monsters
Topic: A topic for a storybook will be focused on the monsters in Greek mythology. For this storybook, not only a bad monster will be discussed, but also a good monster or beast will be also focused. The two monsters that will be used to represent good and bad, will be Chiron and Sirens respectively. A story of Chiron will be a story that I want to use in order to talk about a good monster or beast. A story of Siren from Odyssey will be focused as an example of bad or evil monsters. There will be more monsters to talk about, but Chiron and Sirens will be the primary focus of storybook to talk about monsters from Greek mythology.
Bibliography: The story of Chiron, from Kheiron by theoi.com. and for a story of Siren, will be from Homer's Odyssey by Tony Kline.
Possible Style 1 - Bedtime Story: this style attracted my attention the most. This will be the most interesting style if I am trying to use original characters from Greek mythology in order to talk about a story. I will use a original character who is related to Chiron as a storyteller and use a new character as a listener. A possible character will be a hero who were trained by Chiron, such as Hercules, and a listener would the young generation such as his grandson or son.
Possible Style 2 - Immortal among us: I want to use this style for Siren. Imagine if Sirens are still exist in somewhere in the sea. I want to write what would happen if Sirens were real and they still exist. I want to create a story of people who sail through a sea. They will be facing Sirens while sailing in my story. What would happen? I want to write about this.
Possible Style 3 - Breaking news: Chiron was such a popular character. His actions of teaching heroes could be retold with this style. This style can be used for Sirens as well. The story will be reformed in the most interesting way to talk about the great actions of Chiron and results from his actions and Sirens evil actions and results. Good news and Bad news will be retold for both.
Possible Style 4 - Therapy Session: This story telling can be used for victims of Sirens. Imagine people who were lured by Sirens, but still alive. Some of them could have escaped from Siren. The story will be focused on new characters that are the victims of Sirens and a new character will be used as a therapist to talk about the story of Sirens.
Bibliography: The story of Chiron, from Kheiron by theoi.com. and for a story of Siren, will be from Homer's Odyssey by Tony Kline.
Possible Style 1 - Bedtime Story: this style attracted my attention the most. This will be the most interesting style if I am trying to use original characters from Greek mythology in order to talk about a story. I will use a original character who is related to Chiron as a storyteller and use a new character as a listener. A possible character will be a hero who were trained by Chiron, such as Hercules, and a listener would the young generation such as his grandson or son.
Possible Style 2 - Immortal among us: I want to use this style for Siren. Imagine if Sirens are still exist in somewhere in the sea. I want to write what would happen if Sirens were real and they still exist. I want to create a story of people who sail through a sea. They will be facing Sirens while sailing in my story. What would happen? I want to write about this.
Possible Style 3 - Breaking news: Chiron was such a popular character. His actions of teaching heroes could be retold with this style. This style can be used for Sirens as well. The story will be reformed in the most interesting way to talk about the great actions of Chiron and results from his actions and Sirens evil actions and results. Good news and Bad news will be retold for both.
Possible Style 4 - Therapy Session: This story telling can be used for victims of Sirens. Imagine people who were lured by Sirens, but still alive. Some of them could have escaped from Siren. The story will be focused on new characters that are the victims of Sirens and a new character will be used as a therapist to talk about the story of Sirens.
2016/02/04
Storytelling Week 3: A Gentle Cyclope, Polyphemus
In ancient Greece, there was a creature called Cyclopes. This creature was a giant, bold and had only one eye. And there was this Cyclopes called Polyphemus. He was a special Cyclopes. Regardless of his appearance as Cyclopes, he was smart and elegant. He wore a wig, shaved his beard, and wore a nice suit of clothes that would be used for kings or princes. He was a gentleman, or a gentle-Cyclopes.
One day, while he was enjoying his tea time in a cabin he built, little creatures approached his territory. They were called humans. Polyphemus put down his tea and opened the door to greet them.
"Hello, little fellas. My name is Polyphemus, with a gentle spirit, a kind heart, and a nice smile."
Polyphemus smiled. He was aware of his scary appearance that would frighten these little, fragile creatures.
His intention was great; however, his smile was more scary than a hydra.
Humans stared at Polyphemus for a second. Then they started to scream. Polyphemus panicked. He tried to calm them down but the situation was getting worse. He had no other choice but to grab them and keep them somewhere safe until they are calm. He was a gentle-Cyclopes, but the other Cyclopes were not. They would hurt them.
After grabbing all humans to his secret chamber, called Cave, he decided to sit down and talk to them.
"Do not be scared, creatures of size of my toe. I will not harm you....nor will I smile"
He spoke with a soft tone. People were scared but they decided not to scream. Polyphemus was proud of his work of calming them down.
"Now tell me. What brought you, such tiny bodies, to here?"
He took out a tea pot that he brought from the cabin. He sat down and offered his tea with a giant cup.
Out of all the small humans, one stood up. His name was Odysseus.
"I am here to take a rest and possibly gain resources to feed my fellow soldiers here."
Odysseus replied. He drank a sip of a tea with his bare hands because he could not hold a cup of giants.
"I see, little one. Your problem will no longer be. I have a bread that can feed entire fellas of yours, I have a cup of water, which little one like you can drink for the rest of your life."
Polyphemus reached his shelf in the cave and grabbed a piece of bread and a cup of water. Although it was nothing but a small bread to him, it was big enough for humans to feed themselves for awhile.
Odysseus smiled and apologized for his rudeness to scream in front of him. Polyphemus accepted his apology.
"Regardless of your apology, young one. You shall give me some precious of yours in return. This is for my curiosity. I shall keep whatever you give to remind myself of such a tiny creature when you leave."
Odysseus agreed. He told his men to bring a wine bottle. Polyphemus tasted it and gladly accepted it.
"Now you shall have my bread and water."
Polyphemus gave his bread and water to Odysseus. But, before Odysseus left the cave, Polyphemus stopped him.
"Now I have called you with many titles. Since you gave me such a great wine of yours, I would like to call you with your name"
"My name is Odysseus. Odysseus, man of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes."
Polyphemus was surprised by his name. He heard his name from the greatest prophet he knew.
"Listen, Odysseus with many many titles. You have to leave now. I will not speak out your name but if other Cyclopes find you, you will not return home with your body but only with your ghost."
Odysseus left the cave immediately. Soon after he left, other Cyclopes came to Polyphemus's cave. They asked who humans were. Polyphemus took a sip of his tea and said.
"Nobody. It was nobody."
Author's Note: The original story is about Odysseus and Polyphemus, this Polyphemus is a monster called Cyclopes which is a monster that is cruel and stupid. In original story, Polyphemus abducted Odysseus and his men, for a eating purpose and eventually brutally eating most of them. His cruelness appeared when Odysseus offered his wine. Polyphemus loved his wine, but instead of letting him go, Polyphemus said he would eat Odysseus at the end. Odysseus took Polyphemus eye, which made him blind since he only had one eye. Moreover, his stupidity appeared when Polyphemus was fooled by Odysseus by calling him nobody, because that was a name that Odysseus gave to Polyphemus. Eventually, he found out that "nobody" was actually "Odysseus". Polyphemus threw a giant rock which destroyed ship of Odysseus which made his journey back home much longer. I noticed that there are plenty of monsters that are not evil but good kind. My purpose was to change this monster to evil creature to good monster. I thought the first step could be change the personality of this Cyclopes. I thought what if Polyphemus was not cruel, but gentle, and not stupid, but smart. I wanted to write a story about a nice monster rather a monster that destroy Odysseus' ship.
Bibliography: Homer's Odysseus by Tony Kline
He spoke with a soft tone. People were scared but they decided not to scream. Polyphemus was proud of his work of calming them down.
"Now tell me. What brought you, such tiny bodies, to here?"
He took out a tea pot that he brought from the cabin. He sat down and offered his tea with a giant cup.
Out of all the small humans, one stood up. His name was Odysseus.
"I am here to take a rest and possibly gain resources to feed my fellow soldiers here."
Odysseus replied. He drank a sip of a tea with his bare hands because he could not hold a cup of giants.
"I see, little one. Your problem will no longer be. I have a bread that can feed entire fellas of yours, I have a cup of water, which little one like you can drink for the rest of your life."
Polyphemus reached his shelf in the cave and grabbed a piece of bread and a cup of water. Although it was nothing but a small bread to him, it was big enough for humans to feed themselves for awhile.
Odysseus smiled and apologized for his rudeness to scream in front of him. Polyphemus accepted his apology.
"Regardless of your apology, young one. You shall give me some precious of yours in return. This is for my curiosity. I shall keep whatever you give to remind myself of such a tiny creature when you leave."
Odysseus agreed. He told his men to bring a wine bottle. Polyphemus tasted it and gladly accepted it.
"Now you shall have my bread and water."
Polyphemus gave his bread and water to Odysseus. But, before Odysseus left the cave, Polyphemus stopped him.
"Now I have called you with many titles. Since you gave me such a great wine of yours, I would like to call you with your name"
"My name is Odysseus. Odysseus, man of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes."
Polyphemus was surprised by his name. He heard his name from the greatest prophet he knew.
"Listen, Odysseus with many many titles. You have to leave now. I will not speak out your name but if other Cyclopes find you, you will not return home with your body but only with your ghost."
Odysseus left the cave immediately. Soon after he left, other Cyclopes came to Polyphemus's cave. They asked who humans were. Polyphemus took a sip of his tea and said.
"Nobody. It was nobody."
Author's Note: The original story is about Odysseus and Polyphemus, this Polyphemus is a monster called Cyclopes which is a monster that is cruel and stupid. In original story, Polyphemus abducted Odysseus and his men, for a eating purpose and eventually brutally eating most of them. His cruelness appeared when Odysseus offered his wine. Polyphemus loved his wine, but instead of letting him go, Polyphemus said he would eat Odysseus at the end. Odysseus took Polyphemus eye, which made him blind since he only had one eye. Moreover, his stupidity appeared when Polyphemus was fooled by Odysseus by calling him nobody, because that was a name that Odysseus gave to Polyphemus. Eventually, he found out that "nobody" was actually "Odysseus". Polyphemus threw a giant rock which destroyed ship of Odysseus which made his journey back home much longer. I noticed that there are plenty of monsters that are not evil but good kind. My purpose was to change this monster to evil creature to good monster. I thought the first step could be change the personality of this Cyclopes. I thought what if Polyphemus was not cruel, but gentle, and not stupid, but smart. I wanted to write a story about a nice monster rather a monster that destroy Odysseus' ship.
Bibliography: Homer's Odysseus by Tony Kline
2016/02/03
Week 3 : Reading Diary : Homer's Odyssey continued
Regardless of my interest in rewriting story, I like this part when Odysseus met Elpenor, fellow comrade of Odysseus who arrived the land way before Odysseus. He found the ghost of Elpenor, who was deceived by Circe and eventually died. He wanted Odysseus to burn his body.
He said "Burn me, with whatever armour I own, and heap up a mound for me on the grey sea’s shore, in memory of a man of no fortune, that I may be known by those yet to be. Do this for me and on my mound raise the oar I rowed with alive and among my friends.”
I love the word "a man of no future."
Also, when Odysseus talked to the ghost of Teiresias, he called Odysseus with many titles. "Then the ghost of Theban Teiresias appeared, carrying his golden staff, ad he knew me, and spoke: “Odysseus, man of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes, how now, luckless man? Why have you left the sunlight, to view the dead in this joyless place? Move back from the trench and turn aside your blade so I may drink the blood, and prophesy truth to you.” The funny thing is that even the ghost of Elpenor used same titles for Odysseus. Elepnor said "Odysseus, man of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes some god’s hostile decree was my undoing, and too much wine"
I am not sure why they refer him with so many titles, but it could be some sort of rituals or rules for the ghosts to talk to him. I think it is very exciting for heroes to have many titles, and be called along with their names.
This make me wonder what kind of titles other heroes might have.
The most favorite part of my story is, without doubt, when the ghost of Agamemnon appeared in front of Odysseus. He was killed by his wife and her lover. The ignorant and arrogant king deserved his fate.
Also I loved the part where Odysseus passed Siren with his body tight. He was smart enough to not to trust his own strength which kept him away from the song of Siren.
From Homer's Odyssey by Tony Kline
He said "Burn me, with whatever armour I own, and heap up a mound for me on the grey sea’s shore, in memory of a man of no fortune, that I may be known by those yet to be. Do this for me and on my mound raise the oar I rowed with alive and among my friends.”
I love the word "a man of no future."
Also, when Odysseus talked to the ghost of Teiresias, he called Odysseus with many titles. "Then the ghost of Theban Teiresias appeared, carrying his golden staff, ad he knew me, and spoke: “Odysseus, man of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes, how now, luckless man? Why have you left the sunlight, to view the dead in this joyless place? Move back from the trench and turn aside your blade so I may drink the blood, and prophesy truth to you.” The funny thing is that even the ghost of Elpenor used same titles for Odysseus. Elepnor said "Odysseus, man of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes some god’s hostile decree was my undoing, and too much wine"
I am not sure why they refer him with so many titles, but it could be some sort of rituals or rules for the ghosts to talk to him. I think it is very exciting for heroes to have many titles, and be called along with their names.
This make me wonder what kind of titles other heroes might have.
The most favorite part of my story is, without doubt, when the ghost of Agamemnon appeared in front of Odysseus. He was killed by his wife and her lover. The ignorant and arrogant king deserved his fate.
Also I loved the part where Odysseus passed Siren with his body tight. He was smart enough to not to trust his own strength which kept him away from the song of Siren.
From Homer's Odyssey by Tony Kline
2016/02/02
Week 3 Reading Diary: Homer's Odyssey
As I choose monsters as one of my possible topic, I am interested in Cyclopes. The story can be focused on Cyclopes. The characteristic of Cyclopes are interesting and showed in the paragraph "The Cyclopes have no council meetings, no code of law, but live in echoing caves on the mountain slopes, and each man lays down the law to his wives and children, and disregards his neighbours."
The cyclopes are huge and strong. With their strength, they fear nothing but their own heart. It could be drawn from this quote. “Stranger, you are a foreigner or a fool, telling me to fear and revere the gods, since the Cyclopes care nothing for aegis-bearing Zeus: we are greater than they. I would spare neither you nor your friends, to evade Zeus’ anger, but only as my own heart prompted. But tell me, now, where you moored your fine ship, when you landed. Was it somewhere nearby, or further off? I’d like to know.”
The cyclopes are cruel but not as smart. Polyphemus believed in Odysseus lies so easily. He ate friends of Odysseus and although Odysseus offered him with his wine, all he did was to promise to eat Odysseus as last meal, he did not consider to spare him at all. Those were my words, and this his cruel answer: “Then, my gift is this. I will eat Nobody last of all his company, and all the others before him.”
I am interested in this creature called Cyclopes, and I am wondering what if the Cyclopes were smart, and elegant. They can be still strong and huge and still have one eye, but rather than cruel and stupid, they can be clever and generous.
From Homer's Odyssey by Tony Kline
The cyclopes are huge and strong. With their strength, they fear nothing but their own heart. It could be drawn from this quote. “Stranger, you are a foreigner or a fool, telling me to fear and revere the gods, since the Cyclopes care nothing for aegis-bearing Zeus: we are greater than they. I would spare neither you nor your friends, to evade Zeus’ anger, but only as my own heart prompted. But tell me, now, where you moored your fine ship, when you landed. Was it somewhere nearby, or further off? I’d like to know.”
The cyclopes are cruel but not as smart. Polyphemus believed in Odysseus lies so easily. He ate friends of Odysseus and although Odysseus offered him with his wine, all he did was to promise to eat Odysseus as last meal, he did not consider to spare him at all. Those were my words, and this his cruel answer: “Then, my gift is this. I will eat Nobody last of all his company, and all the others before him.”
I am interested in this creature called Cyclopes, and I am wondering what if the Cyclopes were smart, and elegant. They can be still strong and huge and still have one eye, but rather than cruel and stupid, they can be clever and generous.
From Homer's Odyssey by Tony Kline
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