Greek Mythology: Medea

  In the myth of Medea, Medea who is the daughter of King of Cholcis, helps Jason in the quest of the Golden Fleece, in order for him to give it back to the uncle as the deal was for him to get the throne back. In return though, Jason betrays Medea by going and agreeing to marry the  princess. Medea feels betrayed and furious that she decides to kill her sons since it reminded her of Jason, but to also for Jason to have no future generations. Medea also decided to poison the princess killing both the princess and her dad. The only reason Medea did all this crimes was not for Jason, but for her honor. Similar to Achilles and Paris, Medea also wanted her honor to stay high and respected, since she didn't want to become the clown of Greece, due to the betraying of Jason. Overall, I believe that the moral of the story was the role of women in ancient Greece. We see how bad she gets treated by Jason when he decides to leave her. Her reaction is the result of a male dominated society, since she didn't want to be another one of the many women of that time that couldn't speak up. She instead committed these horrendous sins in order to not let her honor go down.

"The Female Individual and the Empire", by Feng Lan

 It was interesting to read this essay named "The Female Individual and the Empire" by Feng Lan, since it shows how the poem or story of Mulan has changed causing different interpretations throughout the centuries. She clearly explains the different point of views different writers have establish with Mulan, and how it was impacted negatively. She mentions how today's Mulan was a "hybrid product of multicultural".  She also explains how  it was a "reconstruction of  Chinese history", showing that the story was manipulated and altered. While reading this essay, something that grabbed my attention was how they decided to change the origin of where Mulan was from. We know that when there is no certain place or origin for a certain myth or story, it becomes disreputable.  It was also interesting to see how women were view back then in China.

Tales From Outer Suburbia

  Compared to other comic texts we had read in the past, the tales from outer suburbia was way shorter which in my opinion was better. It was easier to understand the moral or theme compared to other texts we had read before. We see how the topic of immigration and coming to a new land completely different from the land you was born in can sometimes be a hard time to deal with. New traditions, new people, new lifestyle are some of the stuff immigrants see changes when arriving to a new country. I enjoyed how there was a magical theme such as the hidden door in the house that led them to a place similar to their country of origin because it showed how they can still practice their traditions, even though they are living in a different place. Overall, i enjoyed a lot reading this literature since it was short, straight to the point, with a deep and common theme such as immigrating to a new place.