Alicia and Sarah couldn’t wait to talk about all of the ways that Disney+ redeemed the visual telling of the Percy Jackson series. They discuss Greek and American family values and how Percy challenges the traditions of the Greek gods. At the end of this week’s discussion, they talk about the things they've been reading, watching, and analyzing outside of the classroom.
Literary terms of the week: Family Values
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Music by Craig Harmann
Cover art by Matt Holman
Show Notes:
Literary terms of the week:
Beliefs
Greek hero = unique, self-important, in touch with emotions, clever, immortality through stories of death
Ethics: “The gods are ‘all-powerful’ but they have to play by the rules & they create demigods so we can break the rules for them. But if we can break the rules & they can’t, shouldn’t they be just as afraid of us as we are of them?”
Priorities = survival, passion
Worldview = warrior, survival
What are we enjoying right now?
Alicia: Making It So (Patrick Stewart), Fleabag (Amazon Prime)
Sarah: The Women (Kristin Hannah), 1923 (Paramount)
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Chapter 4.13 - Family Values in Percy Jackson: Season 1