Shengrui Shao, Period 1, 11/3/21

 For the past month, we have read many stories about Greek Mythology in class. They show how the Greeks interpreted the world. From these stories, the Greeks described their gods similar to humans with flaws. The flaws of these gods eventually lead to the death or a horrible event upon a mortal. Another aspect of myths I have realized is that: the two creation stories that we have read are similar despite being from different cultures. The Adam and Eve story reminded me of the Pandora story. There was a “source of evil” and it was brought upon the human race due to the curiosity of one person.

The myths that we’ve read in class have changed my perspective on the good and evil of the world. As children, we watched cartoons that showed the good and the bad side. For example, in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the seven dwarfs were good and the queen was evil. However, through the interpreting of the myths, my view on some of the “monsters” of Greek mythology has changed from the last time I read it. I read the journey of Perseus in sixth grade and I initially thought Perseus was the good and Medusa was the evil. However, diving into the story more deeply, there was no true evil. Medusa wasn’t the monster I thought her to be as, but a poor mortal affected by the jealousy of the gods. This story heavily made me aware of the gray area between good and evil.