Dec 3

5.8- We see the father of long ago fight for his son's freedom, how do you read the love a parent always has for his child?
- The son did commit a crime in every sense for he believed he was a slave and his lover saw him as a slave. They both decided afterwards to lie about their great sin and therefore deserved the death sentence. However we see the father recognize his son as a noble man and free him of his sins by proving it. The son also gets his wife and child and they live happily ever after with the love from the father. I read this as no matter how bad a child screws up, a parent is always there to fight the battle as best they can, this theme is as strong today as it was then.
6.7- A woman's role is presented much as a Male's would be in this text, explain.
- This woman of adultery is the most cunning person we have read about thus far. She does not abide by any of the rules that affect her and the women of that time and she does as she pleases. Her role seems to be one of a male character in that in front of a court of law she breaks down the unjust law and gets them to change it. This type of women's liberation is still a very strong idea in our society today, but one of the few we have read about thus far.