classical lit

Sunday, March 25, 2007

Lysistrata

Although when I first started reading Lysistrata I have to admit that I was a little mortified, the more I read the more I liked. It is so sarcastic and hilarious that you can't help but enjoy it. It reminded me of reading Lolita last semester for American Lit. When I first started reading it I admit that I was a little horrified, after all it was about a pedophile, but the language was so beautiful that it was transformed into something beautiful besides the horror. Lysistrata was the same for me, it started out being a little horrifying, and troubling but with every speech and every line, it became something besides just a bunch of men running around with erections. It became a woman standing up for what she believed even though it was taboo, and with her amazing leadership skills she led the women to prevail (although it was difficult for them) and stop the war. It reminded me also of the first time that I watched 'G. I. Jane.' I was 15 ( I was quite the impressionable teenager) and the movie made me so inspired that I honestly was considering joining the seals. Because Jane made it in a male dominated program and was able to join them and become part of the team, I believed that I could too. This is also part of the reason that I decided to join a firefighting class my senior year of high school. The power and inspiration that these powerful woman gave me was something that I will always remember, and I got the same feeling from reading Lysistrata. And it was just plain entertaining too!

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