Storytelling is an oral tradition of Greek culture. It is the cultural art that is repetitively portrayed throughout the novel Oedipus and Antigone by Sophocles. Storytelling allows people to dream and become a better self but in some circumstances it can lead the person in the opposite direction and make them lose track of their dreams, goals and morals this is shown in the novels as Creon suffers great losses as the play progresses he receives power but loses himself along the way he becomes peremptory. This causes him to not only lose himself but put his throne before his family and the Gods this shows him that he has inherited a new identity which as one can see he does not accept. In the novel Oedipus Creon’s character remains calm and