Monday, January 26, 2009
Antigone
Antigone, by Sophocles, is a classic Romeo and Juliet story but it also has other themes. The main character, Antigone, takes a stand for what she believed in and knowingly risked her life doing so. Creon, the leader of Thebes, is faced with a decision that will cause him to put away his pride to make the right choice. Lastly, Hameon, Antigone's fiance and Creon's son, must persuade his father to spare Antigone's life. This play is great for a short read with twists in the plot that will keep you at the edge of your seat.
Listening
When you take a stand for yourself, the outcome is not always what it should be.
When I spotted my mom's white CRV rolling into the pick-up line in front of the junior high school, I slid into the passenger seat and threw my bag in the back seat. As we pulled away from the school and drove through the streets, I reminded my mom of the upcoming band concert.
At this, she whipped her eyes from the road to me, and said in that annoying I'm-fed-up-with-you-voice,
"Why didn't you tell me before now!"
This really pushed my buttons! I had told her two days before about the exact same event and, as always, she didn't remember. I could not take her anymore! I had to take a stand for myself!
"You never listen! I told you already," I blurted a little too loudly.
Now my mom is not one of those parents you talk back to , and after I said this, I wished I could rewind the scene and draw the words back. A fiery look entered her eyes and I had a moment of fear in which I thought she might slap me, but to my relief she just yelled,
"I always listen! I must have been doing something important when you told me!"
My first reaction was to stop talking but then I thought,
"I'm already in trouble, I might as well get my point across," and tried to calmly reply, "You were sitting in the living room and shopping on your lap top."
There was a moment of silence as she realized I was right and searched for a recovery.
"Well, you are grounded!"
And that was that; there was no explanation why and I knew better than to say anymore. That was the first time I had been grounded and all I was doing was standing up for myself.
My mom still does not listen.
When I spotted my mom's white CRV rolling into the pick-up line in front of the junior high school, I slid into the passenger seat and threw my bag in the back seat. As we pulled away from the school and drove through the streets, I reminded my mom of the upcoming band concert.
At this, she whipped her eyes from the road to me, and said in that annoying I'm-fed-up-with-you-voice,
"Why didn't you tell me before now!"
This really pushed my buttons! I had told her two days before about the exact same event and, as always, she didn't remember. I could not take her anymore! I had to take a stand for myself!
"You never listen! I told you already," I blurted a little too loudly.
Now my mom is not one of those parents you talk back to , and after I said this, I wished I could rewind the scene and draw the words back. A fiery look entered her eyes and I had a moment of fear in which I thought she might slap me, but to my relief she just yelled,
"I always listen! I must have been doing something important when you told me!"
My first reaction was to stop talking but then I thought,
"I'm already in trouble, I might as well get my point across," and tried to calmly reply, "You were sitting in the living room and shopping on your lap top."
There was a moment of silence as she realized I was right and searched for a recovery.
"Well, you are grounded!"
And that was that; there was no explanation why and I knew better than to say anymore. That was the first time I had been grounded and all I was doing was standing up for myself.
My mom still does not listen.
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