Reader’s Response:
Title: Phaethon
Genre: Greek Mythology
Student’s Name: Beatriz Zambrano Serrano
Pages: 842-843
1.
Identify and explain the meaning of a
symbol in the story in a complete sentence.
Styx in Greek Mythology symbolizes the river around Hades, which is the
kingdom of the dead. When the dead approaches you, a ferry takes the people
across the river.
2.
State the theme and defend it in a
paragraph using details
The theme in the story basically explains how we have the present deserts
in Africa and Arabia. We have deserts because Phaethon, the Sun’s god sun wasn’t
powerful enough to carry the Sun with the horses across the heavens.
3.
Describe the main internal and
external conflict
The main internal conflict is that Phaethon doesn’t believe that he can’t
do his father’s job. He thinks that because he is his son he is as powerful as
him, but no mortal is as powerful as a God.
4.
Compare the lesson learned in this
story to a similar lesson you or someone you know has experienced
When someone tells you that you can’t do something because it’s dangerous
for you, you have to obey. My sister didn’t when our father told her not to go
to a party in the Capitol, and she got hurt, same as Phaethon.
5.
Compare the symbols in the story to a
similar lesson you or someone you know has experienced.
The river Hades is a symbol of death, as it is a human skull, or cadavers.
A Stop signal is a symbol that tells you to stop because it is dangerous, and
we have to obey because we can hurt someone by not following directions.
6.
Compare the struggle in the story to
a similar lesson you or someone you know has experienced
When someone tells you that you can’t do something because it’s dangerous
for you, you have to obey. My sister didn’t when our father told her not to go
to a party in the Capitol, and she got hurt, same as Phaethon.
