The Trojan War Parody

Authors note: This is a short response about how the parody of the Trojan war used more modern things to appeal to the audience.


In the original Trojan War story Helen is the most beautiful girl there is. The conflict is also a little different in the parody then in the real story. In the original it is just the Trojans versus the Greeks. On the other hand there is sort of a war in the parody, but it's actually a play of gods and goddesses.

There were a lot of things that were different between the original story and the parody. For example the parody changed Paris from a nice strong guy to a guy who wouldn't even fight. I think they made this change to make the story more humorous. I think that it is a good remake of the original Trojan Horse story. It did mostly stay true to the original story but of course there was things that were different. I think it is a good remake due to the humor involved throughout the story. For instance, Cassandra would always yell the word doom.

The Trojan Horse

The conflict is the fact that The Greeks army can't defeat the Trojans. They get it resolved by entering the Trojan's fortress through a wooden horse. The whole thing was very sneaky because the Trojans expected it to be a nice present because of all the destruction but it was really meant to defeat them. They also had a man that was believed to be telling the truth light the beach on fire so that the rest of the army would come over from their hiding spot on a corresponding island. 

This could happen now a days but it wouldn't have anything to do with the Greek mythology. Instead it would probably have to do with spies entering another nations headquarters. I haven't seen something like this in a TV show or a play. I have seen something that was similar though. It was the novel with Alex rider in it. He pretended to be an Afghan boy so that he could find out more information about a terrorist group. 

Ribbons

Some of the traditions in China are clearly different then the ones in America. You can see this in the story ''Ribbons''. The grandma comes over from China which is a huge change for her. The kids don't know it but the grandma has a terrible memory in her past. Here feet got bent backwards because that is one of the old Chinese traditions to make the child look pretty. The parents wanted the kid to look pretty so they would have a chance of marrying someone rich and powerful.

The grandma gets mad at here daughter when she sees that her granddaughter has ballet shoes with ribbons. She thinks that the ribbons are used to keep her feet from hurting but really they are just to make sure they are tight. The grandma is so strong about her cause that she doesn't even where the ribbons even though her feet will hurt.

Flip Flop

Authors Note: This essay is a text analysis about how something may change when you go from a story to a film.

Going from a story to a film can change how the reader feels about certain things. The author might not be able to express certain things as easy as a director can. In the story A Clean, Well-lighted Place, by Ernest Hemingway, there are things that the reader may interpret differently from the film. There are many scenes in the story that don't seem as important as they do in the film. These scenes either have a lot of emphasis or not much at all.

To start of the film there a music that comes across as creepy. It may give the viewer the feeling that this is going to be a scary film. When you read the story there isn't any music which is a big change. The reader will most likely feel that it's just a casual restaurant that has nothing to do with anything scary. The importance of the music is later revealed when there is the old man sitting by himself. You can then tell that is showing how lonely the old man is and how important it is for him to have any company. 

While the music seems creepy at first it changes when the Cafe closes. In the story you can't tell that the old man is leaving, is as sad as it is. The reader will just assume that man casually left. The director of the film gave a lot of attention to the man leaving by adding music and by making the scene long. One thing that stayed the same between the story and the film was how both of the waiters felt. In both the story and film the younger waiter was rude to the old man while the older waiter didn't mind him.

On the other hand there are some events that stay the same in both the film and the story. For example the bar scene that is towards the end comes across as confusing in the story and the film. Although each come out as confusing in different ways. In the story will most likely get confused due to the odd word selection. The transition from the cafe to the bar is more clear in the film but again the bar scene is puzzling. There wasn't a lot of words plus the true intention of the scene was hard to understand. Overall the story and film were good but some things weren't clear.

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place is just one example of how a readers interpretation may change by going from a story to a film or vise versa. There were many examples that came across different while there were also a lot that stayed the same. In the end the overall picture of the story and film was not impacted by the minor differences between the two. 

Who am I?

Authors Note: Try to guess who I am.


I've traveled from North Dakota to the Pacific ocean. I've been traveling for about a year now. Times have been real tough lately. I've gotten kidnapped twice and the last two years. When I finally had my baby Clark and the other Europeans   named my baby Poppy. It isn't exactly what I wanted but at least they have been friendly to me. I have been helping the Europeans classify whether or not the berries were safe to eat or not. I do owe it to them since they have kept great care of me and my baby.

For men they treat my baby well. I suppose they wouldn’t want to upset me since with one simple yes they are safe to eat, or a no they aren’t could end their life.  Before I had my baby, walking the trails of the mountains was very stressful especially since I was so close to birth. I have done nothing but slow them down, and you know saved their lives a few times.

On August 12, 1805, Captain Lewis and three men scouted 75 miles ahead of the expedition’s main party, crossing the Continental Divide.These mountains in North Dakota are very hard to navigate in. There have been many times where we have gotten lost. I have been incredibly important since we have gon

After You, My Dear Alphonse

This whole story is based off of reverse racism. Mrs. Wilson was assuming that Boyd was poor and underfed just because he was African American.  She is clearly trying to be nice to Boyd but ends up getting embarrassed herself. Mrs. Wilson finds out the Boyd lives with a fine family that is similar to most white families throughout the country.

It compares to our society because everyone in our city gets a stereo type. People will especially get a first reaction when someone knew moves in.  We may think that they are poor, weird or, un-athletic. The story compares to our city because both have people who may try to be nice to people which only makes them racist in the end.