Research Paper On Fire Vs Fire Medea

Jamaal Stewart Dr. Busby ENG-231-005 13 February 2024 Fire vs Fire Medea is a novel that has a lot going on. While reading this novel, it never crossed my mind that a murder would occur. Let alone, the murder of Medea’s two children. Only someone with no heart could do such a thing, I thought. While writing this essay, it really gave me the time to break it down and evaluate every aspect of each character. Murdering kids is never okay, but does that mean Medea was completely in the wrong? Medea and Jason were married at the beginning of the novel. However, Jason abandoned his wife and children to fulfill his admirations of remarrying Glauce. As the novel goes on, Medea continues to go through tough battles that constantly put emotional stress

Medea and her children were eventually banned from the city because of the fear of Medea possibly doing horrible things if she remained there. However, after begging for any kind of mercy, Medea was gifted a day before she had to leave the city for good. With a day to spare, Medea tried to come up with a plan to murder Creon, Glauce, and Jason. Eventually, Medea was presented the opportunity to murder her children, Glauce, and Creon. Once Creon saw his daughter dead, he consumed the same poison his daughter did, causing him to die. A messenger recalls the details pertaining to these murders, causing Medea to remain anxious and follow through with the rest of her plan. Moments later, her kids were murdered, and she fled the city. Medea got a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment after she completed her murder. Once Medea saw Jason mourning, it replaced her resentment with fulfillment. Jason abandoned his family in the beginning of the novel for bigger aspirations but did not think about the greater good. One reason Jason abandoned his family was for more riches and opportunity. Jason didn’t realize the anger and resentment he was building in Medea while doing

Medea chose revenge and fulfillment over family and honor. Medea lost herself once Jason chose to be with another woman. It seemed as if that was the breaking point for Medea as well, she went over the ledge and never came back the same. It is hard to label Medea as anything else outside of a monster. However, looking at everything from Medea’s point of view opened a third eye. Jason abandoned his family to pursue his future with another lady, with no regard of how Medea or his two children would feel. Jason only thought about himself in this situation, as well, without even thinking about the repercussions. Jason felt as if his own goals were bigger than the goals he was supposed to pursue with his family. Throughout the novel, it shows how much Jason’s decision affected everyone else. Jason was not only a husband, but he was a father of two children who depended on him. The collateral damage and trauma he caused for his family is one that is hard for any family to come back from and will always cause pain that no family could ever imagine. After breaking everything down, it is reasonable to say that Jason was the collateral damage to everything that happened in the