John Torres "Metamorphoses Book I"

Metamorphoses book was intriguing to me because it describes the different phases of the earth that lead to the eventual flood. The story begins describing how the earth was created and was a beautiful place. It then goes on to describe different eras in which people become corrupt and violent to finally how the humans upset the gods to the point of the flood. The ending paragraphs which described cupid and the different love stories were very confusing to me. However, it was interesting to see the different elements in the story. It was also interesting to read literature from the ancient Greek time period and compare it to other writings from that time. The style of poetry was a different writing style that helped deliver the meaning in a different way.