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Easy Guide to MatS (2)
Original poem 'Mary and the Shepherd' in my page (Extra simple version of the guide and fun exercises included in the poem page's comment section!)
There's some common Christian metaphors used in the poem and this article. Don't worry about it. They don't affect the understanding much and are simple to understand in a few Google searches (Mary anointing Jesus, the Good Shepherd).
How to cheat: Read the questions before and after your current one. They're often expansions of the same grounds, so…
P.S. To grab the gist, you can just focus on Q11, 13, 16.
The continuation of the first part…
11. In the original poem, Mary is kind and empathetic to animals; in this version, she is portrayed with blind worship and submission. What does this two versions of female portrayal imply about generally how women's image was constructed? If you have read similar portrayals in entries on this app, reflect and question: Why are they shown like this?
If a man submits to the Shepherd, how would he be shown? Would it be the same?
12. Refer to the previous question, aside from Mary, what is your definitions of kindness and submission? What is the difference between them? Can you identify the overlap in your mind? What's a more accurate definition and their overlap?
What gives Mary's actions the meaning of kindness or submission (And who defines it? Why?) ? Can you think of a place or time that the same actions or words in another...
There's some common Christian metaphors used in the poem and this article. Don't worry about it. They don't affect the understanding much and are simple to understand in a few Google searches (Mary anointing Jesus, the Good Shepherd).
How to cheat: Read the questions before and after your current one. They're often expansions of the same grounds, so…
P.S. To grab the gist, you can just focus on Q11, 13, 16.
The continuation of the first part…
11. In the original poem, Mary is kind and empathetic to animals; in this version, she is portrayed with blind worship and submission. What does this two versions of female portrayal imply about generally how women's image was constructed? If you have read similar portrayals in entries on this app, reflect and question: Why are they shown like this?
If a man submits to the Shepherd, how would he be shown? Would it be the same?
12. Refer to the previous question, aside from Mary, what is your definitions of kindness and submission? What is the difference between them? Can you identify the overlap in your mind? What's a more accurate definition and their overlap?
What gives Mary's actions the meaning of kindness or submission (And who defines it? Why?) ? Can you think of a place or time that the same actions or words in another...
