Jen C

Oedipus:But since God hates me…

It does appear that Oedipus is somewhat exiled from the beginning, it makes you wonder why he was spared, if so many lives were affected. Was his life just in fact to save the people from the curse of the sphinx. It seems to that Oedipus really feels let down by God and confused as to his lifes purpose. It is kind of like a slap in the face, really. It also seems really sad that Oedipus gives his children this whole speech about being tainted by association and thru blood lineage. Then after stating over and over how noone will want to be in their company, he says : Live where you can, be as happy as you can. How can they be happy when their own father who is also their brother thinks so little of their futures. I wonder what would happen to the children. Would they continue on with this incest lineage, maybe because they feel as though noone else will love them. I mean it sounds like a similar concept to the book/movie flowers in the attic. The kids are forced to live together and become a couple in an incestuous relationship. It is disturbing but one thing about people and life is that mistakes are often passed down and repeated throughout each generations life. If you look at alcoholics or people with body images, they seem to pass it along. Like Oedipus passing his sickness along to his children. Yet I wonder too did Lais have any of this in his lineage, did it really start with him? They dont tell you much about him, so Im curious.