Arabian Nights Fishbowl 1
Read this passage from the Prologue to The Arabian Nights and leave a "comment" answering the question afterward:
"Verily the works and words of our ancestors have become signs and examples to people of our modern age so that they may view what happened to other folk and take heed; so that they may peruse the annals of ancient peoples and read about everything they have experienced and thereby be guided and restrained...." (1)Question: What sort of "guidance" or "lessons" do you think a reader would learn from reading our selections of The Arabian Nights? Hit "comment," and take only two minutes to leave a short answer--two or three sentences maximum. Try to be clear and specific. Make sure you include your first name + first initial of family name (example: clayb) in your comment! Always! And feel free to read and respond to other students' ideas: agree, disagree, say what their interpretation "taught" you, whatever.
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42 comments:
Irisr
The Arabian Nights, especially the Hunchback's Tale, gives us a lesson. That lesson says 'Don't blame your fault to other people, because if you do blame someone who didn't even made a mistake that blame will come to you again sooner or later.' Because the people who actually killed the hunchback give the dead body to the Jewish doctor he gave the dead body to the Muslim to not get in trouble and Muslim threw the hunchback to the place near wall, they all got in trouble. So therefore, you shouldn't blame your fault to other people.
Arabian Nights Fishbowl 1
By reading the selections, i think the reader would learn "lessons" of how ancient people treated each other in the and try to understand how it would feel. By reading the book, the reader can think about what would be wrong or right about the actions that he/she does.
Sun Hong
We would learn that we have to think before we act or say something to prevent some bad situations. For example in the Hunchback's tale, the tailor's wife gave the fish with spines to the hunchback and killed him. So we have to think before we act or do something.
jessicay b block
There are many, many thorny roses in the garden. Because some are out to tempt you from your priorities, you need to set up your shield of knowledge.. of your true priorities and guard yourself from the thorny roses.
polas
From The Arabian Nights there can be many lessons that could be taought because there are many stories. Lessons like if one use's his/her brain properly, he/she is able to get out of any bad situation or if there is a will. there is always a way. Most of The Arabian Nights stories like Scheherazade and King Shahryar, The Fisherman and the Jinnee, and The Tale of the Merchant and the Jinnee contains those lessons.
Gihoon S
Maybe the selection we read was trying to teach us if we don't satisfy the authority, we will get killed by them, so please the elders.
Younsuk C
I think we can learn the human natures. Greed, Love, Hate, Regret, Hostility, Revenge, etc.
Jin Soo C
I think the selection's, that we read, lessons are that that's life. You can't really live a wonderful life with no stress, no hunger, no poverty and everything else that damages your life.
Sharon C.
I think it will depend on the reader what they would learn from The Arabian Nights because this story has lots of cultural and religious details. However, for any reader, I think they would learn results of jealousy, love, hatred, and not to trust everyone.
John Lee
I think it is trying to give us a lesson about understanding the elders and their thoughts
AndrewSj
the lesson of this selection is that you shouldn't make decisions with one evidence, or just rumors. For example the kings only found 'their' wives cheating, and they just made a conclusion that all women are promiscuous in a bad way. So basically the whole story was about the ones with good decisions enjoyed success, and ones with bad decisions, such as brothers of the barbers, suffered.
minhyom
over these many stories we could interpret these stories by just reading it the view of shrazerade? or people in the stories that shrazerade talks about, but overall it shows a story about woman, love, deception, power, and greed. While in the situtaion shrazerade is in, it's just plain basic buttering up for nobles which was the one of the few ways to gain your survival and authority.
Paul C
Although I hadn't time to read all the book, I read the sections that were homework. Even in these small sections, there were a lot of things to learn. For example, in the story of ox and donkey, it's telling you that you should use your brain wisely in order to live conveniently. The Arabian Nights is not only a book with bunch of tales, but also a book that gives many life learn lessons.
Brian
I think we learn human morality and history by reading these stories. They make me feel that I have to change and improve myself.
Kenny K
In a easier statement, I think it is saying that we should learn from the old. The reason I say like this is that our ancestors have been existing longer and earlier than us. This kind
of relates to what John has wrote in his comment which was understanding the elder's thought. Ancestors past their teachings to the parents and then to us to continue the balance or the normal habit of life.
Jin Soo C
From the selection of the reading that we read, I think it shows that life isn't all that good. There are bad things and good things and you always can't have the good things.
Andrewj L
This prologue seems to either set a guide line or give us lessons that can be useful in ourlives.
I think we will get some lessons from this book like: not to steal, not to be derailed,or to get away from vain wants. And in general, it seems to me that the purpose of this book is to give us a lesson, but seems like the author is asking us to draw inferences as we read these tales.
ILWONC
I think the quoted passage means we have to learn basic moralities from our ancestors. One of the ways could be by reading these novels.
HOJUN J
I had learned the most crucial three lessons in this story. The story is teaching us that don’t leave your wife alone. Violence dominates everything. Enjoy your life!
Hyung-MoC
From reading "The Araian Night" I guess we could all learn important molarities and also misunderstandings that we have in our ives. We sometimes are not aware of some situations and these stories help us to be aware of difficulties we might face(I think -_-;;)
WonSeokC
The selections of The Arabian Nights have told us to take responsibility for your actions. We should not avoid difficult situations but solve them in a positive, well thoughtout way.
Jiyeon H
First, I believe that the word ‘guidance’ in Arabian Nights most likely means the Koran’s saying. Because most of the Arabian population in the Arabian Nights is a firm believer of Allah and the Koran, people would consider every aspect of their lives to be part of the Koran. Therefore, the Koran would indeed be people’s standard and guidance to life.
Second, ‘lessons’ in this context means people’s experience in life. By reading other peoples mistakes and experiences, we can learn to attempt or refrain from certain actions.
Amy Kim
One tends to lose control on their mind when they feel a deep tragedy and sorrow, or any other negative feelings. This one impression can make one lose many things, and that was what was shown in the Arabian nights, when the king decided to kill all the virgins after their first night. This was because he was unable to accept the fact that a woman will stay with him forever. He was unable to face and decided to make it bigger when he could've just killed his wife only.
I also was able to learn that whatever it is, word is important. It is always the best idea to move someone's heart through words rather than in physical form. The virgin's father could've set a rebel or at least try. Of course, the wise virgin decided to use words, which are stories. This was a great success, and I believe it was the wisest idea also.
Lydia K
The Arabian Nights can teach us about human morals and how to make decisions. The stories teach us about love, dislike, trust and how a mess can be made from bad choices.
MichelleL
From the selection of Arabian Nights that we are reading, a reader would learn about trust and love, and how these two things can come together to form a very beautiful relationship or ruin a person's entire life. Trusting somebody is something a person should put a lot of thought before doing the action.
juliar
Adding more on Kenny's and Sharon's ideas, history reflects the faults from the past, and we learn from the mistakes. Tales in the Arabian Nights have morals and lessons from our ancestors' experiences. The Arabian Nights have reflections on human nature of emotions like hatred, love, and revenge.
juliar
Adding more on Kenny's and Sharon's ideas, history reflects the faults from the past, and we learn from the mistakes. Tales in the Arabian Nights have morals and lessons from our ancestors' experiences. The Arabian Nights have reflections on human nature of emotions like hatred, love, and revenge.
Anna K
According to the Prologue from "The Arabian Nights" I think it means that we should learn from the elders. So that, when the elders made a mistake or something that caused conflicts, we can learn from it and improved the problem and not make the same mistake.
Steven N
Arabian Nights had showed guidance and taught lessons of wisdom. It had showed numerous examples to those that lack in wisdom and get punished at the end. Therefore, Arabian Nights had made people think more deeply into their situations before deciding, which made them live more happily.
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Dabin L
Human nature and fundamental morality are the main two highlights that the readers should catch on after reading the Arabian Nights. Each character with different qualities and characteristics resulted diverse results, therefore I could figure out which type of nature that a person must has beneath his personality in order to meet successful result. By looking at a character’s behavior and actions with consequence following them, the readers may understand certain lessons from it, being able to tell which are right or wrong things to do.
MinaP
What we could learn from The Arabian Nights is just don’t be a fool. Don’t do anything stupid. Well every story practically teaches not to make mistakes and regret it for your whole life. In Arabian Nights, it’s basically talking about love. Don’t be a fool and do anything for love. It’s kind of stupid risking your whole life and your wealth for love. You would soon end up losing everything. So don’t give up everything for the ‘special’ person.
Lindsay L
The lesson that it gives is to understand the ancestors and learn how to come with a good outcome and avoid bad situations. Also not to blame others when it is your responsibility and fault.
laurenl
I defintely agree with jessica and iris that we are the one that protect ourselves. It is YOUR life that you can control. Giving up and waiting for someone to make a solution up isn't always a good way.
sunghoon
This quote is telling us a guide(advice) that we should pay attention to the ancestors that have lived a life and has experienced much. Just like they'd learned from mistakes, you can learn from their mistakes, preventing to make the same mistakes which this passage tells that we will be guided and restrained. This tell us that wisdom is from experience.
Anna K
According to the Prologue from "The Arabian Nights" I think it means that we should learn from the elders. So that, when the elders made a mistake or something that caused conflicts, we can learn from it and improved the problem and not make the same mistake.
Chai Young L
Well it seems absurd that a reader would be willing to learn something from Arabian Knights in the year 2007.
Anyways, it seems to me that most stories either show a theme along the lines of "Be happy with what you have," or "Courage and wisdom can potentially do anything." I'm not sure though.
Lynn H
From the Arabian Nights, the reader might learn that women just as intelligent as men. Scheherazade, the heroine of this story is able to use her story-telling skills and wit to save herself(and many other women) from being killed by the king. The reader will realize that women are equal to men, for they both share many similarities such as intelligence or the ability to work.
[Stephanie Y]
I think readers are learning….
Lesson1
-Women is the most dangerous living species in the world
Lesson2
-Use your wisdom.
Lesson3
- There is no stranger. Everyone is your friends.
SarahO
Don't be so ignorant believing that things that are too good to be true actually exist. It gives a big smack of reality and how real it is.
stacym
From reading the Arabian Nights, I think readers will have to find their own lessons, since people have different point of views when reading stories. For example, I learned an important lesson from the hunchback’s tale; don’t blame on others. Some people might interpret this story in other ways depending on the point of view you are looking at this story; religious, cultural, or even gender. There are obvious and common lessons that are suppose to be noticed by the reader, but hidden lessons or complicated stories might confuse the readers and they interpret the stories differently. Though readers might have different opinions, I believe that at the end though they will all fit in the same category.
Kyongminl
I agree with what anna said, we should learn from the past and try not to repeat the mistake over again. Also having many experience in life makes you wise.
jeank
A reader would learn that one is always to suffer for the worngs one have played. Women and men either die or suffer from their mistake. Also, one may learn that having an ablity to tell good tales can be very helpful in life. Several people save their life by telling a good tale of story. The main narrator saves her death from her own husband.
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