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Unit 10 |
English 203:
Literature of
the NonWestern World
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Questions:
Chat:
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Achilles, the great
champion of the Iliad, is profoundly male. Son-Jara is a very
yin
or feminine champion. Identify female "events," symbols, or characters.
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Compare Son-Jara to
other heroic types you know: Gilgamesh, Rama/Sita, Shahrayar (1,001
Nights). What is similar; what is different about Son-Jara?
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Identify Muslim influences.
How orthodox is Son-Jara?
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"Today may belong to
some,/ Tomorrow will belong to another" (l. 2026). Next week you
will begin to see that Achebe's novel is full of similar aphorisms. Why
are aphorisms so prominent in these 2 works?
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Identify some aphorisms
in Son-Jara & explain what they mean.
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