After checking out copies of Oedipus from the textbook room, we had our first agree/disagree discussion, using the statement: "The unexamined life is not worth living." I told you the story of Teiresias, the blind prophet, and we thought about what the story says about the value of finding the truth. His story parallels Oedipus' story in some ways. Oedipus thought he could see, but he was blind to his internal self.
Homework: Read your independent book!
Monday, September 29, 2008
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