Reading Notes: Homer's Iliad, Part A

These notes are taken from: The Deeds and Death of Patroclus from The Iliad by retold by Alfred J. Church

So Achilles is kind of a jerk

His buddy Patroclus wants him to join the war, but of course, he will not

Why?
His sense of pride. He thinks he is a big shot, and was offended by the King of Greece

We all know that the war cannot be won without Achilles

My first thought is to retell this story as a high school sports inspired story

Everyone needs the QB to play, but he won't because the couch made him angry

But IT'S THE SEMI FINALS
And the team is gonna get DESTROYED
So along comes the running back, trying to get the QB back.

Anyway, Achilles just makes fun of his friend
Patroclus apparently will die!
Will Achilles kill him?
Well he randomly decides to join in the battle

The trojans are gathering around and the greeks are starting to lose

So, in football game time, it's the last quarter!

Um, Achilles wants all the glory--screw his friend basically
Fire starts

Another team just scored another goal! They need the QB

Now Achilles is on!!
He calls his buddies and he is ready
For my story, I'm definitely making Achilles a QB. He's the hot shot of the school and thinks that he's a baddie. He's really just OK, but he has a big head
His friends need him to join the semifinal game, but he's too busy being petty. In the end, he joins the game and tries to defeat the TROJANs

Image Info:

Brad Pitt as Achilles in Troy

Movie picture found on: Doux Reviews

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