assignment inteaching literature

version: The story of Promitheus and Epimitheus.

first scene: epimitheus, before making men he gave all the best gifts  to animals, strength and swiftness and courage and shrewd cunning, fur and feathers and wings and shells and the like; until no quality was left for the men , no protective covering and no quality  to make them match for the beast.

Symbolism: 

there are two symbolism that can be detected from the first scene

• first, epimitheus actions, symbolizes favoritism or the act of being Bias , because he almost gave everything to the lower creatures not even thinking the needs of the other creatures(human).

• 2nd, epimetheus actions just show how careless and how impulsive he was, because he didn't think of anything else or considering other things  in every action he engage in. in other words he symbolizes a person who does not possess critical thinking that made him a not good decision maker.

Real life situation: I can relate this scene to a common issue among siblings, which is jealousy. parents sometimes became bias or show favoritism unintentionally whenever they compare their children towards each other, they praise one and scold the other. this makes the child feels that her parents loves her other siblings more that they love her.

2nd scene:
promitheus then, took over the task of creation  and thought out a way to make mankind superior. He fashioned them in a nobler shape than the animals, Upright like the gods.

Symbolizes: 

promitheus actions, symbolizes smartness and creativeness, because he was able to find ways that can make mankind superior than the rest creatures knowing the fact that there was no left for them for almost everything was given to the animals.

Real life situation:

 I can compare promitheus to a president who is out to do his obligation and accomplish things though there are many things that may hinder him from doing so. a president like ninoy aquino whose heavy task is to produce projects out of so little budget has to be creative so he will be able to produce the output (economic progress, employment for every Filipino and so on) that he promise us.

Posted by: Ma. Remelyn D. Gonzales