1800- Just- Blogit

So here we go again and Im ready. The last few weeks have been dominated by this novel called Beowulf. I really liked the book. I felt a little overwhelmed though with our discussions in class. All that people talked about was the religous aspect and whether the book was written with religion in mind.  Personally I just like talking about the book and how we liked it. I know this may offend you, and i am sorry, but I hate over analyzing literature. I feel like we should just appreciate the book for its entertainment value and not debate over why the book was written. I learned one thing through our debates, no one knows whether beowuld was written in a religious way. So how about we stop debating the unknown. Although our whole world is like that. People argue over aliens, ghosts, and gods even though we truly do not know what the answers are. I felt like our class got so cuaght up in why the book was written that they did not even appreciate the novel. after Beowulf we read Oedipus and boy was that weird. Once again the conversatiuons were heated but in a good way. People almost came to fists flying with what happens in life. Oedipus showed that we all have a fate and cant change anything involving our destiny. Others including me argued that all of our choices do have a consequence and shape our lives. But I can see both sides. I think that there is some destiny we all have but that we are alll making a path to get to that destiny. It is like we are in a cornmaze and there are many paths to the exit. Thank you all for reading. If you have any shoutouts I can make them for a small fee of $ 200.