tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post2316591350110261862..comments2014-12-09T17:25:07.561-08:00Comments on Words and Images: Abraham's Selfish Daughters Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-23689818508480647562014-10-15T19:41:56.420-07:002014-10-15T19:41:56.420-07:00You’re writing about Lot, not Abraham. The differ...You’re writing about Lot, not Abraham. The difference is really important.<br /><br />Your 2nd paragraph focuses on some good details. My reading of Lot being idle is different than yours (I see his guilt and exhaustion rather than their negligence), but I think you focus on good details here.<br /><br />Re: your third paragraph, here’s my question. Are you suggesting that the daughters are acting out of desire rather than to preserve the lineage? If so, are the two really mutually contradictory? Does that claim make sense with the visualization of the sons & mothers together? It’s not that I’m so sure you’re wrong here - I’m trying to figure out exactly how they are selfish.<br /><br />Your ending is ok, but I found this line troubling: “In the Bible world, their actions are seen as loyal and positive.” You jump sometimes to really big assumptions. Do you think that this is a pro-incest story within the biblical text? If so, that’s an argument you should be making, but certainly not many people agree with you.<br /><br />Overall: You show a good eye for detail, but I don’t quite follow the argument about selfishness.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16302919444091859459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5888438300076664400.post-40616205690691792472014-10-15T10:56:27.063-07:002014-10-15T10:56:27.063-07:00I like your interpretation of Crumb's drawings...I like your interpretation of Crumb's drawings as making the acts seem selfish. I think you could expand on the idea of the how Lot is being taken advantage of (or at least how Crumb illustrates it to seem that way); does this happen anywhere else in The Book of Genesis? I think you could form a stronger thesis sentence because you have some really interesting points about the contradictions between Crumb's illustrations and the actual text. If you created a stronger argument sentence, it would set the paper up with a definitive purpose. <br />I really like the idea of Crumb's illustrations emphasizing the fact that the Bible could be "the words of men". You are absolutely right in that it gives a reality to stories that may be hard to understand or comprehend otherwise. In a possible revision, you could make this into a topic on its own because I think it is interesting and you seem to have a good handle on the idea! <br />I also really liked your analysis of the facial expressions and body positions of Lot's daughters. By analyzing them you brought up many points that could have been missed otherwise! <br />Audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195117899117003509noreply@blogger.com