ENG 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Greek Mythology
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Apple, pear, and plum are the gifts that they are given. East of the sun and west of the moon. *note: in norway during this time period, first wave of feminism breaks through. Symbolism of the sun and the moon: female/male dichotomy. The youngest daughter is the most beautiful, most prized, most wanted. Thursday = god of thor = thunder god (when the bare arrives) The bear knocked on the window because he didn"t want to distract everyone, only wanted to talk to the father. The father usually speaks for the daughter and it seems like he is nicer, but he actually manipulates her by saying to the bare to come next week. At last she made her decision , when really, her father had made the decision for her all along because he wanted his family to be rich. The daughter takes great pride in herself. She makes sure she washes her clothes.