Monday, February 5, 2018
Wave 3
The various myths in the chapters of Left Hand of Darkness show the Gethenian culture and how their society is structured and portrayed. One of the various myths explains how siblings born from the same Gethenian "mother" can not become kemmering partners and share an romantic bond with one another. In the tale two brothers end up sharing a romantic bond together resulting in them secretly becoming kemmering partners. Hiding from society, they end up relieving their secret and being exile from their community. Not able to deal with the pain of loneliness one brother commits suicide, while the other is left alone without his lover or community by his side. This myth portrays a cultural story we have known throughout our lives, Romeo and Juliet.
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Hi Alana, I like how you connect Romeo and Juliet to the two brothers because it’s actually true.. if one can’t live without the other then there is no choice but to end their life. I found it weird at first that the brothers kemmered and were in love but then I realized that it was a normal thing on their world and that it sucks when you can’t be with someone you truly love. This myth helps us understands Estraven and his brother and how his brother committed suicide, I’m sure we all recollected that myth when we realized Estraven was once in the same situation. It’s neat that they give us these myths to show us how they lead up to the present time. Some of the myths are confusing and made me wonder why it was put in this book.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you, this story does sound like Romeo and Juliet. For me I found it weird that the brothers were kemmering, but then again I'm human. I'm confused though. If that was a myth, why did their society exclude them. Wouldn't be accepted?
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