The anger of Achilles in The Iliad and of Francis Marion Tarwater in Flannery O'Connor's The Violent Bear It Away
ISSN: 0252-8169
Ano de publicación: 2017
Volume: 47
Número: 2
Páxinas: 27-40
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics
Resumo
Achilles’ anger in the Iliad acts as a catalyzer in the war’s outcome and also helps characterize Achilles himself, frustrated because, in spite of being a goddess’ son, he suffers a destiny of death. This article draws a comparison between Achilles’ wrath and the anger that fuels Tarwater in The Violent Bear It Away, Flannery O’Connor’s last novel. As with the protagonist of the Iliad, Tarwarter’s rebellion to prove that he is in total control over his own life eventually jeopardizes the order of the world around him