Tales Read:
The Story of Jullanar of the Sea
My reaction:
This king has issues. Jullananar
refers to hims as a kind and pious man, however the moment he bought her, the
king basically ripped her clothes off. At least Jullanar doesn’t have a unibrow
like that one girl in the third dervish’s tale. While I understand why Jullanar
doesn’t talk (from missing her family), I personally would never be able to be
quiet that long. How does the king not realize she was pregnant? When she
finally talked, she was at least 6 months pregnant. I feel like the story does
not teach important values. What it teaches:
1.
It is okay to fall in love with someone, and
then take their virginity an hour later
2.
You can’t buy love, but you can buy a slave to
love you
3.
As a king, you can disregard the problems of the
kingdom, so long as its is because you are in love with a woman
The readings just end up
irritating me more and more. I just want the characters to grow up and solve
problems for once, rather than having their fortune handed to them on a silver
platter.
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