Due
at noon, Wednesday, Dec. 15
(in
both paper and electronic form)
Directions:
Electronic copy (to
victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu): the subject header can be whatever,
but the name of your attached file should
be:
F10-215-E4-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F10-215-E4-Doe, Joan) for exam 4
F10-215-P6-Last Name, First Name
(e.g. F10-215-P6-Doe, Joan) for paper 6
Paper copy: bring to class or to my
office
Length:
see below
citing
reminders:
you
must cite your sources of information (facts, theories, etc).
for
print sources one must
include specific page numbers
you may use the movie script if you wish: (click
here)
bibliography reminders:
at
end of paper
not on a separate sheet (if possible)
only
include entries for what you used in
your
paper
make
sure the bibliography is in the same font as your main text
make
sure that you use hanging indents for the bibliography
Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word
essays
on two of the four topics
given below: Option
2:
Write
one
1200-1800
word
essay
on one
of the four topics below: Optional
Paper
6: chose one of
the topics below and write a 600-100ish word essay (note: you can't
write on the same topic for both paper 6 and the exam!)
1. What scene/scenes in the epic are most like the
conversion scene in
the movie and why? What is the significance of the connection, if any?
Use class discussion and Powell for the Odyssey. 2. In both the movie
and the epic, song plays a pivotal role. Compare
and contrast the contents and role of the following songs in both the
movie and the epic:
a. the song "I am a man of
constant
sorrow" by the Soggy Bottom Boys in the movie (lyrics
click
here) (youtube video with clips from movie: click here) b. Odysseus' "song" , i.e.
Odysseus' recounting of his travels to the Phaeacians (Powell, 564-579,
6th edition)
3. The Coen brothers have a blind
"prophet" appear early in the movie and proclaim a prophecy. How is the
prophecy (and its effect) similar yet different from the prophecies
that we have seen in Greek legends (e.g. Jason, Perseus, Oedipus)?
4. Certain female roles are significantly different
in the movie in
comparison to the epic, e.g. the Sirens in the movie are a combination
of Circe and the Sirens in the epic. Discuss why, in the movie, Calypso
has been left out and why Penny doesn't want Odysseus back (till much
later) whereas Calypso is in the epic and Penelope always wants
Odysseus back. Use class discussion and Powell for the Odyssey.
.