This week in class, we spent another week focusing on tragedy. Instead of looking at the big picture of the genre, we went a little deeper and tried to connect tragedy with other things. Watching the TED talk about success helped open my eyes and see that tragedy isn't a subject that stands alone and that there is much more to it than meets the eye. We also read the story of Oedipus, which is a story of true tragedy. This story focuses on one man's downfall from hero to zero. In other words, it focused on human suffering, the core of tragedy. Reading this story really helped me to better understand the main idea of an aspect of literature that is tricky for me to understand. Along with reading the legend of Oedipus, we were able to read an article entitled The Tragic Fallacy. This article furthered my understanding of tragedy by sharing that tragedy is not only about misery; but also about the triumph that man has achieved. With these two pieces of work, I was able to immensely expand my appreciation for the subject. With each new tidbit of knowledge that I gain with this unit, my fondness for literature, and tragedy especially, grows.
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