Thursday, September 25, 2008

Aaron

Even though Aaron was compared to an animal, I think the way he reacted to the Roman's view of his was a sign of strength. The Romans saw him as less than due to his skin color. However, Aaron could have melted down so to speak or given in to their accusations. Instead, he creates a "tainted" child with the queen and even down to his impending death, he clearly states that he does not regret his actions and if he had the chance, would commit many more. To me, it seemed like his actions showed the Romans that he wasn't going to act the part of a lesser than creature. I think the fact that he went after Tamora, the "forbidden" and on top of that, produced offspring was, was the strongest way he could have rebelled against the Romans.

1 comment:

Duluoz said...

Cool post. Isn't it great how both Aaron and Tamora survive in their baby to torment the Romans and their idea of racial purity?