H100 Lecture Notes - Fan Art, Golden Fleece, Pelias
2 Feb 2013
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Assignment 2: mythology and life as we know it. Jason and the argonauts portrayed a dominator model of ruling and society. In my research of this topic, i read both original myth and watched the 1963 movie version of the story. His actions during his journey, as well as the purpose of the journey itself, are very clearly the acts of a people accustomed to winning glory and power through might and violence. The modern adaptation deviates from the original story in several glaring ways. The story structure is muddled, many things do not take place chronologically, and still events are changed for dramatic effect, such as the scene of the clashing cliffs. Instead of sending a simple dove through the rocks, The motivations of characters are driven more by action then discussion. By this i mean that in mythological version, almost all. "power shift" decisions are agreements between two respectful parties.
