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"Inside You There Are Two Wolves" - Hailey Morgan

The battle between darkness and light that Homer casually inserts into book 18 returns with full-force in book 22.

When Achilles and Hector finally battle against one another, the two men suddenly become representatives of both their nations and their personal values. In an almost Yin-Yang sort of relationship, Achilles and Hector mirror the night and day scenes of the past chapter. 

Achilles presents himself as a courageous warrior, seeking righteous revenge against the murderous Trojan, Hector. Though the enraged Achaen is the one chasing after a fair fight while Hector repeatedly attempts to flee, it becomes quickly evident after the Trojan's defeat that Achilles has totally abandoned all his morals. Defiling Hector's body by continually stabbing and dragging it across the battle, the once honorable warrior quickly losses all of his past virtue.

Hector, however, stands as the exact opposite of Achilles in this battle. Starting off as somewhat scared and cowardly, the Trojan finally gains enough courage to face the Achaen head-on. Defending himself against his adversary to save his honor, Hector battles valiantly.

This whole scenario vividly reminded me of that old "there are two wolves inside you" meme. So, naturally, I wasted a whole bunch of time and had my friend help me create a meme to more accurately depict what I'm talking about!

Edit - Replied to Abbie Hedden and Kaitlyn Terry. 


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  1. Jackson RiddleAugust 31, 2020 at 11:49 PM

    I like that you wrote your blog about this, because I was really intrigued by those sections. They reminded me of that old classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, where the Dr. attempts to separate the good and bad in man but everything goes horribly wrong, yeah you've all read it. Achilles' actions are what reminded me of the novel. While I wish Hector portrayed Mr. Hyde because he literally hid most of the time, Achilles will do. Achilles started out with mostly sound intentions, seeking "righteous revenge" as you put it, he quickly devolves into an immoral monster, defiling Hector's body and continuously stabbing, much like the evil of Mr. Hyde. All in all I enjoyed your post!

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