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MythologicalThemesinPoetryBecausepoetsusefigurativelanguagetoexpresspersonalanduniversalconceptsandfeelings,theyoftenrelyonallusionstocharactersandeventsfrommythology.JohnMilton,JohnKeats,AlfredLordTennyson,WilliamButlerYeats,HildaDoolittle,andAnneSextonenrichtheircreationsandthusincreasethedepthoftheirreaders'experiencesbyincludingmythologicalreferences.Asyouread,notehowthevariouspoeticgenres,suchaspastoralandsonnet,affectthetoneofthepoem.Considerthewayreferencestomythicalandfairytalefiguresaffectyourunderstandingofthepoem'smeaning,andexaminewhetherthetwentieth-centurypoemsspeakmoredirectlytoyouandyourpeers.Whatdoesthevaryingtreatmentofmythtellyouabouthowthetastesandexpectationsofreadershavechangedoverthecenturies?MythologicalThemesinModernNarrativeAssocietiesbecomemoreandmorediverse,creativeliteratureexhibitsanincreasingvarietyofthemes,styles,andviewpoints.These,inturn,helpreaderstobetterunderstandthediverseculturalcontextsoftheirownworlds,althoughtheconclusionsmaybemoreambiguousthaninoldersocietieswithmonolithicvaluestructures.JamesJoyce'sUlyssesintertwinestheauthor'sDublinexperiencesandGreekmythology,particularlyHomer'sstoryofOdysseus.JohnUpdike'sTheCentaurfocusesontherelationshipofafatherandsoninOlinger,Pennsylvania.However,thecharacterssimultaneouslyoperateinthespheresofGreekmythology,exhibitingthecharacteristicsofthegodsinsettingsthataremomentarilytransformedfromeverydayOlingertoancient,mythicalGreece.Thatis,mythandrealityco-exist.Lookforelementsofthehero'sexperienceasdescribedbyJosephCampbell(Ch.12inthesestories:youwon'tfindthewholestructurewithoutreadingthewholeofeachnovel,butyoucanaskyourselfwhichpartsofthehero'sjourneyappearintheexcerpts.Jungiananalysisisalsolikelytobeincompletehere,butaspectsofitmightbeinterestingtoidentify,aswell.AngelaCarter'sTheTiger'sBridereutilizestheBeautyandtheBeasttheme;thatis,itretainsthebasiccomponentsoftheoldstorybutrevisesittofitanotheraudience--yourown.Indoingso,itrepresentscontemporarysensibilities:Carter'sBeautyisinitiallydissatisfiedbutneverafraid;andintheend,theultimateironyisthatshedecidestorenounceherhumannessandjoinTheBeast.Asyouread,considerhowthefactthatthisisan"AnimalBridegroom"storyaffectsyourreactiontoBeauty'semotional,psychological,andphysicaltransformation.ThinkaboutwhetherthisstorylendsitselftoProppiananalysis,andifso,whatadjustmentswouldyoumakeinsuchananalysis?