English 2033E Lecture : The Princess in the Goblin.docx
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Theseus and the minator: minator terrorized a city, they trapped him in a labyrinth still terrorized, so they would sacrifice maidens, theseus sacrificed himself to save the maidens, the king"s daughter fell in love with him and provided him with a sword and thread, was able to escape the labyrinth alive, took the daughter as his companion and sailed to athens. Aspects borrowed from the myth: thread irene, irene uses a thread to make their way out of trouble and return home, invisible symbolizes the faith irene has in her grandmother, thread is irene"s conscious connection to her grandmother it is always anchored to her, so she is able to find her way home, her obedient blind faith in her grandmother, grandmother represents her most christian self, irene is only 8, string curdie, he had it tied to his pick axe which would moved by the goblins creatures.