Monday, February 6, 2017
That One Myth
The Left Hand of Darkness tells myths in a unique way. The Nineteenth Day myth was one that stood out to me. This myth discussed a man going to a foreteller to ask what day he was going to die and the foreteller told him on the Nineteenth Day of any month. He was astounded , so his kemmer went to ask what day would they die and it was said to be the Nineteenth Day as well. He then went on to kill his kemmer and hung himself which happened to land on the Nineteeth Day. This myth showed me that the Gethen culture is not like our typical culture. Their culture has a weird vibe to them and I just can't get to what it is.
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That story stuck out to me too not just because the society has a weird vibe but because it really showed that nothing good really comes from asking the question "when will I die". It seems to only lead to stress and heartbreak and insanity.
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