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What tone does the novel's epigraph set for the story to come?

Created: 05/13/21

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davinamw

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What tone does the novel's epigraph set for the story to come?

What tone does the novel's epigraph set for the story to come? "You will stand before the crowds reciting the glorious death of the man-bull in those great winding passages cut from the rock. Be sure, then, that you also include me." --Ovid's Heroides


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lorrained

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The island was "left to the women" of their world who call to Ariadne when they are in need, when they "summon every ounce of resolve and determination that they posses to bring another light into the universe". Perhaps their struggles are the next story.


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JLPen77

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The epigraph signals that this telling of Theseus slaying the Minotaur will focus on how his feat depended upon the courage of Ariadne—and that a major theme will be the unsung efforts of women to free themselves and others from being “eaten alive,” dominated, by the Minotaur of male lust and greed for power.


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peggyt

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Ariadne wanted to be remembered. Doesn’t everyone?


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celiaarnaud

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This is the feat for which Theseus is most remembered. The epigraph sets up the understanding that he didn’t do it alone. So often in Greek mythology the women are cast aside or punished for things that aren’t really their fault. This is a way of reminding us from the very beginning, before the book really even starts, that this is as much a woman’s story as a man’s story.


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beverlyj

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For me the epigraph meant that Ariadne - needed to be aware that what is told to her might not what she expects will happen and that once again women will be left out of the storyline as men claim the glory.


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BuffaloGirl

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It seems to me that Ariadne is well aware that in addition to Theseus being a braggart and having no moral base, that her society does not value women. All humans require recognition of their efforts and Ariadne knows that it will not be afforded to her if left up to Theseus.


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