Stories Of Anowa, Oedipus The King, And Cinderella

There are various extraordinary stories that people have read in their lifetimes that they will never forget. After reading several poems and stories this semester, there were three outstanding stories that caught my attention. Anowa, Oedipus the King, and Cinderella stood out to me from all the stories that have been discussed and read in class. While reading Anowa, I was drastically becoming interested into the main character, Anowa. What made me interested in her was the fact that many people would love to be in her position and to have her luxuries, which were being rich and not having to do labor. I felt emotionally connected with Anowa by the way she carried herself. For example, â€Å"ah, is there are any need then to go behaving as†¦show more content†¦I chose to reflect off of Oedipus the King because of the characters and the elements of drama. Jocasta, Oedipus, and Tiresias were the main characters that pulled me into having interest in this play. I enjoyed Jocasta because during that time period, women did not have much say in society. I felt as if she was a figure for women starting to develop a role in society, which is the type of person I hope to be in the future. I also was amazed that she realized who Oedipus was, but she wanted to protect him from finding out the truth in himself. This showed how much she cared for him, and how even though his fate had already been decided, she tried to find ways to change it. I was drawn by Oedipus because he was the protagonist and the antagonist of the story, which is not normal to find in other stories. He was known as being innocent and a great ruler, to eventually cursing the city. It showed how easy it is to go from one type of person to another. The main character that shocked me the most was the prophet, Tiresias. I never read a story and play that has a prophet in it, so I felt as if I learned something new. Tiresias was a â€Å"blind prophet,† yet he was the one in the society who had knowledge from the Gods (Sophocles). I liked him because he did not care if the truth would hurt others’ feelings and he was the one that everyone came to. He is the type of person people would be