Question

read the excerpt from the adaptation the flood by james baldwin. deucalion says, “... the oracles are just, and advise no sacrilege. the earth is the great mother; i suspect that the stones in the body of the earth are the bones meant, these we are ordered to throw behind our backs.” although she, descended from titan, is moved by this interpretation of her husband, still her hope is involved in doubt; so much do they both distrust the advice of heaven, but what harm will it do to try? read the excerpt from the adaptation the flood by james baldwin. what did he mean? asked pyrrha. “surely i do not know,” said deucalion. “but let us think a moment. who is our mother, if it is not the earth, from whom all living things have sprung? and yet what could he mean by the bones of our mother?” how does the adaptation differ from ovids original? in ovids original, the loss is painful whereas in baldwins adaptation, the loss is a comfort. in baldwins adaptation, the lovers are not the same in ovids original, the lover is serious. in ovids original, the characters want more for the deity, while in baldwins adaptation, the characters are rude to the deity. in baldwins adaptation, the characters were without question the advice, while in ovids original, characters had doubts about the advice without question.

Explanation:

The question is about comparing an adaptation by James Baldwin of Ovid's Metamorphoses excerpt "The Flood". It asks for differences between the original by Ovid and Baldwin's adaptation. Analyzing literary adaptations involves looking at elements like tone, character - reactions, and how advice is presented. In Baldwin's work, characters may respond differently to the advice compared to Ovid's original.

Answer:

In Baldwin's adaptation, the characters are made to question the advice, while in Ovid's original, the advice is without question.