Oedipus Myth

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"This paper is a comprehensive Oedipal readings of two contemporary texts, George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy and Peter Hedges' novel, What's Eating Gilbert Grape. It considers the way in which each work uses elements of the ancient Greek myth to explore issues and develop themes. Both works use familiar elements from the myth in the plot. At the beginning of Star Wars, Luke Skywalker does not know who his father is; by the end of the trilogy, he has vanquished the man who gave him life and come to his own kind of peace with his destiny. Gilbert Grape's father committed suicide when the boy was young, and his life now consists of his attempts to free himself and his mother of the effects of the family tragedy. Both works also draw from the themes raised in the myth, themes which account for its endurance as a rich source for fiction and drama."

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