Zeus created mankind in mythology. He created Prometheus, to who he gave the task of furthering mankind. Prometheus worked to make humans superior to all and animals. Zeus regrets giving Prometheus this power, but he cannot take back the gifts he has given. Zeus tries to give him a punishment by binding him to a life and wishing no sleep upon him. The story of the Pandora Box has the central theme of revenge throughout it. Zeus continues to bring revenge upon Prometheus by created a woman named Pandora. Zeus gives Pandora a box, but she is not allowed to open it. Her curiosity grows when she goes to Earth, and this results in her opening the box. After she opened it, plagues, sorrow, and misfortunes fly out. Pandora then abruptly tries to shut the box, even though it is too late. Along with the bad misfortunes that fly out, hope also flies out. The box shows the lesson of hardship, revenge, and hope. Despite all of the bad things Zeus does to Prometheus, Prometheus is still strong and a hero. The hope gives a positive light to not give up despite all of the misfortunes. Prometheus gives mankind hope through the hard times and the suffering. The story shows how evil was created and dealt with. The evils of revenge are shown, but the perseverance of hope continues.
If I could squelch an evil, it would be negativity. Negativity counters the hope that exists and has no positive result. It brings people down and doesn't help people in really any way. It is an evil that corrupts our minds, brings us down, and makes us lose hope on all of the positive light that exists in our life.
This picture is very powerful because it shows Pandora opening the box but in a different perspective. Instead of the whole picture being filled with darkness, there is light and yellow coming out of the box and shining onto Pandora's face. This shows that the hope was a positive aspect and could almost override all of the evils.
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