Commentary:POPOLVUH.Blo 作文

Journal#6CommentaryonBloodMoon.SoafterOneHunahpudieshisheadremainsinatree,disguisesasacalabash.Inthispassage,bloodMoonhearsaboutthistreeandoutofcuriosity,shecomesunderit.SheeventuallygetspregnantandbaresOneHunahpu’schild.Muchwassaidaboutbloodmoon’sidentity,howsheisthedaughterofalordnamedBloodGatherer.Thesamesentencewasrepeatedagainandagain.Fromamortalandtraditionalandethicalview,wecanassumethatachildwhosefatherisunknownandjustpopsoutofnowhereisunacceptable.EspeciallywhenBloodGathererisactuallythemerchantlordoftheunderworld,someonewithgreatdignityandsignificance,hewouldnotletanybizarreevents,inanyway,“stain”hisname.Inmyopinion,thisrepetitionrevealstheywayBloodGathererisgoingtothinkaboutthischild:“Itreallyisabastardyoucarry!”,andmakehisactions:“Takeherawayforsacrifice,youMilitaryKeepersoftheMat.Bringbackherheartinabowl,sothelordscantakeitintheirhandsthisveryday.”somewhatunderstandable.AlthoughImustsayhetooktheextreme.There’salsoaverystrongemphasisonthefruit,abouthowBloodMoonhearsaboutpeopletalkingaboutitandcametothetreeherself.Ifweconnecttheforeshadow“Nooneistopickthefruit,norisanyonetogobeneaththetree”withtheaftermathofhergettingpregnant.ThewholeideaparallelswithEveandtheforbiddenfruit.Bothwomenheardaboutthisfruitfromothers.Wordstravelsfastandcansometimesgetofftrack;theybothwenttoseethisfruit.Andasifseeingwasn’tenough,theyhadtopossessit,andthisiswheretroublecomes.Ithinkthestorytelleristryingtomakethepoint:curiositykilledthecat.ToproductoffspringOneHunahpumusttrick,orIshouldsaypersuadeBloodMoonintoreachingoutherhand.Andnormallypersuadingthenormalwaywouldn’tbeaseffectiveaspersuadingfromtheotherway.OneHunahpuknowsthisthat’swhyhesays,“Whydoyouwantamerebone,aroundthinginthebranchesofatree?”Aspointedoutearlierinthebook,thebonelookedjustlikeacalabashamongwiththeothers,nosignificantcharacteristicpointedoutthatthisisn’tjustafruit.However,thisfruittalks,inafruit’spointofview,tryingtopersuadeothersNOTtoeathim.Butthemorepeopletellyouthatyoudon’twantsomething,themorelikelyyouwouldbeinterested,andthatisjusthumannature.It’sliketheseriesofunfortunateevents,whenlemonysnicketcontinuouslytellsusweshouldputthebookdownandpickupsomethingmerrier,wearesodrownedtoitandsimplycan’t.WhenOneHunahputellsBloodMoonheisamareboneandthatshewouldn’twantsomethinglikethat,thesamelogicapplies.SometimestellingsomeonewhatNOTtodoismoreeffectivethentellingthemwhattodo.Achildbeingdeliveredthroughsalivaisconsidereda“bastard”,which,somecall“abadseed”.Andbadseedscomefrombadfruits,whichishow,onceagain,thewholestoryconnects.Popolvuhisabiblelikebook.Andbiblescontainmythicalstories,themesandfeatures.Oneofthemostimportantuseandpurposeofthesestoriesisthat,theyshowapictureofhowancientpeopleseethetruthoftheirsurroundingworld.Thewriterislikelytobelievethatthecenter,themostimportantpartofbodywasthehead.Andthat’swhyOneHunahpucouldstillspeak;produceoffspringwithhisheadstillinexistence.Asforthesaliva,Ithinkancientpeoplebelievedhumancanreproducethroughtheinjectionofsaliva,insteadofsperm.Itmustbethereasonwhytheyhadtheimaginationandtheaudacitywhichwenolongerhave,towriteastorylikethis.