All history books are historical fiction. Books are written by people and therefore
reflect that person. Every history has
a point of view reflective of the author’s nationality, social leanings,
religion, prejudices and imagination.
We seem to think what we would think
And know what we would know
Our thoughts are always prejudiced
To the way we want to go.
One of the
greatest historical fictions is the Bible: A book written by superstitious,
racist, sexist people who considered a wheelbarrow as cutting-age technology
and believed everything they didn’t understand was magic.
To me, the
greatest character in all historical fiction is Eve:
DON’T EAT
THE APPLE
Why?
DON’T EAT
THE APPLE
Why?
BECAUSE I
SAID DON’T EAT THE APPLE AND IF YOU DO YOU WILL BE SORRY!
Fuck you.
We should
hold up Eve as an example to our children: a young woman who opted for knowledge
over ignorance, even at the threat of death.
the Ol’Buzzard
I understand your point of view... to a point... but find it a bit harsh. As for Eve, just goes to show you that women see things differently.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Eve was a rock star.
ReplyDeleteEve is another fictional person in the large group of non-identical fiction story collections referred to as "the bible".
ReplyDeletea goddess in her own right
ReplyDeleteKnowledge is definitely what kills religion
ReplyDeleteThere are things to be said about Eve's attitude, that is for sure. And the little poem is so bang on. God hates the same people I do.
ReplyDeleteNot always total fiction. More like subjective accounts loosely based on limited facts.
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