Classical or Pre-Modern Lit.

After reading all three assigned readings, “Book I” of The Odyssey, “1001 Nights” and “The Pillow Book”, I noticed that they all were written from different cultural backgrounds. Even so, they shared certain aspects that proved evident in the readings. From all the books, they mentioned and included some sort of poetry that conveyed a message from the characters in the stories. Also, another similarity between the three readings was the aspect of a belief system. Especially, evident in “Book I” of The Odyssey and “1001 Nights”, the gods or higher being were sought after for help and guidance. Although, in the excerpt from “The Pillow Book” religion was not clearly evident, it seemed as though the main character possessed a sense of superiority in that she observed everything and can describe it in such rich details. In all, I felt the readings were enjoyable.