The poem, "Arachne, Astonished", is written by Josephine Jacobsen. In this poem, the author, Josephine Jacobsen, relates spiders to humanity, by talking about problems that the spider experiences and how they relate to humanity. Josephine Jacobsen also describes how the spider deals with its problems and how the spider must always improvise. In this poem, the author states that like spiders, humanity must continue to adapt to survive. .
One of the biggest problems a spider faces is with its web. A spider's web is delicate, silky, weave of thread from the spiders guts itself. It is the spider's home and it's supplier of food. It can be torn or broken easily. Human have their own webs too. They have their own web of problems, web of family, wed of friends, and their web of community. This is related in the poem when the author states, " but I thought that webs were a community of architecture as unreconstructed as the fern's.".
Problems are brought to spiders, and individual humans everyday. We must be resourceful and deal with these problems efficiently and effectively. If a spider's web is torn or broken, she must not sit there, feel weightless or sulk, she must fix the problem. She must be efficient and effective, or, if not, she may starve, or perhaps lose her web entirely. As with people, we must also be effective. This is related because spiders act effectively by patching tattered or torn parts of their web, and humans also deal with problems mentally, physically, and emotionally.
Problems that fall upon ourselves happen everyday and we never know when to expect it. In the poem, the author expresses how the spider feels helpless and as if she was trapped in cage. The spider feels this way because she knows that she can not control whether a gust of wind tears her web from where it stands, or if, an insect is caught on her web and rips a certain section of it. Knowing that the spider is aware of this, one might expect her to sulk or become frustrated and angry.
The Story of Arachne The Story of Arachne is an example of the fine line that exists between pride and arrogance. ... Lastly, Arachne was taught not to defy a god and yet did not care to go against that. Arachne had become so arrogant that she had the audacity to belittle Athena's talent. ... This was when Arachne challenged Athena. ... The truth was that she truly felt threatened by Arachne. ...
Arachne was a student of Athena. Arachne was born from a low class family. ... Athena had taught Arachne well in arts and crafts. ... Arachne would challenge Athena openly. ... Arachne did not heed the words of the old and brushed her off. ...
One myth where a mortal is punished for having hubris is the myth of Arachne. ... Arachne was greatly offended by the things people said about her. ... When Athena heard about Arachne's confidence she was disgusted, so she went down to Arachne herself and told her to know where she should stand. But Arachne held strong and still told Athena that her skill was greater than the god's. So Athena and Arachne competed to see who really had more skill. ...
"Arachne's distinction lay not in her birth or the place she hailed from but solely in her art" (Ovid 6.7-8). Arachne was a young Lydian girl who was said to rival the goddess Minerva in the art of weaving tapestries. Art defined Arachne and ultimately was the decider in her fate. ... Arachne had a completely different message to send through her art. ... Arachne's tapestry betrayed the gods' misdemeanours (6.131) showing them committing foul acts against humans. ...
Although the power struggle in the myths of Io and Arachne contain a deity vs. mortal battle, the Freudian belief lies in the same gender relationship. ... Athena's jealousy of Arachne is because she worries the people will like the younger girls weaving. ... The fact that Io and Arachne contain struggles amongst humans and gods only strengthens the gods worry. ... The Greek myths Io, Arachne, and Daedalus and Icarus, all possess the element of humans transforming into animals. ...
Born in 1962 as Jacqueline Joyner, Jackie Joyner-Kersee is considered by many people one of the greatest track and field athletes in the world. Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been competing since she was twelve, and is still living today. Many competitions have been won by this woman. She is a stron...
Art is a part of everything in the world; anything created by someone has artistic value in it, and it all can be interpreted in different ways through different eyes. Every individual has his or her own connection with every piece of art, there is no specific interpretation. Each individual mind se...
The Greek myth involving Athena turning Arachne, a skillful weaver, into a spider was referenced within this poem. ... An Arachne reference also appears in the poem Sewing Lessons and Rypma told the audience that lots of mythological characters are associated with spinning wheels and it seems like an appropriate metaphor for life. ...
