Week 6 Post 3

 Week 6 Post 3

    I find it very full circle that these are the foundational myths that many societies dating thousands and thousands of years back use as a principle. Today, we see the very same example in real life. A girl is raped, but no one believes her, leaving her attacker free and her with shame and potentially the burden of raising a child conceived from abuse. It is not only portrayed in such a high stakes way, but there are smaller ways hatred for women manifests itself in the modern day. The simple situation of women being belittled for their femininity is an example. The world blames us for simply existing. 

    I question if this story was intended to paint Myrrah as it did. Was it created to put women in their place? Or maybe to secretly embed this notion and this hatred into the very foundation of the human moral understanding. Perhaps there was no intention at all. There is a possibility that the moral undertones were completely unintentionally embedded into this work just based on the mindset of the author and the values instilled within that culture. There is no way to know, but there is a way to change it.