Reading Notes: Ancient Egypt Part B

I think overall I liked the second half of the ancient Egypt unit more than the first. The first story told was the story of the two brothers and the second was the book of Thoth. I thought that both of these stories flowed great, and they had some interesting and deep messages behind them.

The brothers story was very well directed to the audience of the time, and from what I gathered the meaning behind it was that you shouldn't let anyone come in between you and your brother. I think a more up to date meaning could be to honor your family.

The book of Thoth meaning was a little less clear to me.

I did find it interesting the mention of crocodiles in the two brothers story. I guess I forgot about geography for a second because the brothers were standing across a river full of crocodiles, and I didn't realize how prevalent they are in Egypt.

Something I think that this reading in general could improve on would be to add more descriptive words. As I noticed in the first half, the writing seems very symbolic, but sometimes it was hard to directly picture the things that were happening. It also didn't paint a very visual story.

Bibliography: Ancient Egypt Unit, Egyptian Myth and Legend by Donald Mackenzie

Image Info: Egypt Meme

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