NOTE: I can't find this poem on-line: I'll put a few copies in the box on my door over the weekend--come get them on Tuesday.
The "Japan" group will answer these questions and begin our discussion on Wednesday.
Answer TWO of the following:
Q1: What disagreement is the man having with his soul? Why does he feel his soul "misleading me...dragging me to death"? Is this the argument we imagine a man would have with his soul today?
Q2: The soul says "Look, it is good to listen to people! Be happy and forget all cares!" This sounds like the servant's words to his master in "The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor." Does this suggest that the soul is right? Or is the soul the one not listening?
Q3: In the long passage on page158, the Man repeats over and over, "Look, my name reeks..." What do you think he means by this? How does he explain how his name could "reek" and what does he compare his situation to? Why might these be very serious conflicts in Egyptian society?
Q4: How does the dialogue end? Who wins? What point of view? What might this say about the Egyptian perspective on life and death? Did they have the same doubts/concerns as we do?
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