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Blog 7
Neither Antigone nor Creon has the makings of a tragic hero based on Aristotle's definition. I feel that Antigone is deserving of sympathy, as opposed to Creon, who doesn't demonstrate any notable redeeming qualities. Antigone's defence of her brother's honour marks her as a kind character, kind enough to do the right thing regardless of how the outcome affects her. But she never slips over to the dark side because of a character flaw, instead staying good throughout her life. Her demise is not her fault. She never exhibits hubris, weakness, or any of the other typical heroic flaws, and therefore can't be considered a tragic hero in the classical sense. Creon, on the other hand, is a tyrant, and not a hero by any definition. His refusal to allow human burials, even of those he is familiar with, marks him as caustic, harsh, and borderline psychopathic. His disrespect for the sanctity of life and death extends even to a bird, seen when he tells Antigone “ This ground is public property....No single person has any right to an inch of it”( Watson, 242) after she buries it. He also never has to undergo any great tragedy. Because of this, not only is he not a tragic hero, he's a flat out villain.
An extended metaphor is a comparison between two dissimilar objects that is carried throughout a piece of literature, as compared to a conventional metaphor, which is referenced only once. The go-to example of this device was Findley's "Stones," the extended metaphor obviously being that of stone, specifically compared to the narrator's father. The father is referred to as "a stone among stones" (Findley, 81) when his remains are placed with those of other soldiers, alluding to the uniformity and stoic qualities he shared with them. Stone is frequently used to indicate the father's inability to connect to the outside world, due to rock's hard, grey, unfeeling nature.
An extended metaphor is a comparison between two dissimilar objects that is carried throughout a piece of literature, as compared to a conventional metaphor, which is referenced only once. The go-to example of this device was Findley's "Stones," the extended metaphor obviously being that of stone, specifically compared to the narrator's father. The father is referred to as "a stone among stones" (Findley, 81) when his remains are placed with those of other soldiers, alluding to the uniformity and stoic qualities he shared with them. Stone is frequently used to indicate the father's inability to connect to the outside world, due to rock's hard, grey, unfeeling nature.