Response

In this blog post, I decide to answer the questions I got from the comments of the previous posts.

Katie: Do you think that our view of a "tragic hero" has changed since Aristotle's time? He believed it had to be someone of noble status who got knocked down by his own faults/misfortune, but what do you think we consider tragic heroes now?
A: I think it has evolved. Like the idea Arthur Miller presented, a common can be a tragic hero as well. I agree with his idea because we can relate them in many ways. We understand their decisions and have more sympathy for them. In my opinion, a tragic hero can also be someone innocent, like a kid. Because those are who should not be suffering. They are unable to defend themselves and are unable to change what life brings them.

Andrew: was Gloomy Salad Days the saddest piece of media you have seen? Did it affect you?
A: No. The reason why I wrote about it is that it is the most recent one; therefore, the first one I thought about. I think it is hard to say which one is the saddest because all the tragedies are sad in different ways. I like this story because it is originated from a true story. What I learned from it or how it affected me is that I become more aware of what is going on in the society and how some other teenagers think. It also shows that we have to take responsibility for our actions. We should think about the consequences before we do certain things. Living in regret is probably the worst feeing.

Lindsey: I always wonder why do people continue to hurt someone they love so much? If they truly loved them so much why do they continue?
A: I think sometimes people don’t mean to hurt the ones they love. For example, sometimes when people lie to others, they just don’t want others to get hurt or to be worried. But when the truth is revealed, those people got hurt. Sometimes we hurt others when we try not to.

That’s all the questions I got so far. Thank you for asking those questions and I enjoy answering them because they push me to think deeper.