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1Name the two mules that Somax took on the journey.Beauty
Shock
2Name the epic poem and poet that Ransom is based on. Which book does the story centre around?Book 24 of The Iliad by Homer
3What are the qualities of an archetypal Ancient Greek hero?Physically perfect, strong, a warrior, fearless, performed great deeds in battle, admired by others for his fighting prowess
4List all the main characters in Ransom and their relationships to one another.Achilles - Patroclus (his soul mate)
Priam - Hector his warrior son
Hecuba - Priam's wife
Somax - simple carter
Iris - rainbow goddess who suggests idea of chance
Hermes - traveler god
Hesione - Priam's sister
Neoptolemus - Achilles' son
5How many parts is Ransom divided into? Why? Which narrative voice does Malouf use in each part? Why?5 parts, plus the afterword
in order to explore the journey that the characters undertake.
part 1 shows Achilles torn and grieving, unable to express emotion
part 2 Priam is introduced to the idea of chance
part 3 Somax and Priam's journey
part 4 the encounter with Achilles
part 5 the cycle continues
6What is Achilles thinking about at the shore of the sea?The comfort of his mother
His home
7Why is such a life ‘death to the warrior spirit’?War is meant to be waged quickly and fiercely, then warriors return to their other life
8Describe the friendship between Achilles and Patroclus with two quotes"
9Why are his Myrmidons disturbed by Achilles’ behaviour? What is driving this behaviour?Achilles' desecration of Hector's body is not the actions of an archetypal Greek hero.
They fear he has run 'mad'.
Achilles is unable to display or process his grief for the killing of Patroclus by Hector.
10What was your impression of the novel’s opening? Whose narrative voice was used and why?In order for the reader to be able to empathise with Achilles, Malouf uses Achilles' narrative voice. The reader is privy to his grief, his longing for his mother, his inability to express or come to terms with his grief and his longing for home and 'normality' away from the fighting. Malouf also introduces the water motif.
11Describe Troy, using specific quotations