Braxton Lee Mrs. Brizek AP Literature and Composition February 10th, 201 Compartmenta!ization and the "so!

ation o# "n#ormation $hesis %tatement& $he prophe'y in Oedipus the King, as a 'urse imposed by Apo!!o 'arries (ith it the imp!i'ation that it is en#or'ed by #ate, yet a '!oser examination is enou)h to re*ea! that Apo!!o uses o# nothin) so 'rude to #a'i!!itate his *en)ean'e, instead makin) use o# meti'u!ous 'ompartmenta!ization and re!yin) on +edipus, iso!ation #rom the kno(!ed)e o# 'ertain 'ru'ia! #a'ts to keep him in the dark as to ho( to 'ounter the 'urse.

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$he #irst 'ompartment A. A'tions o# parents B. -ui!t o# parents C. Prote'tion o# 'ons'ien'e .. i)noran'e o# resu!t $he ori)ina! prophe'y A. /eda'tion o# prophe'y B. $ra)edy o# Laius C. %e'urity o# 0o'asta .. /esu!ts o# reda'tion $he 'ompartments o# +edipus A. Prophe'y o# +edipus B. Pre*ention o# disaster C. ")noran'e o# ori)in .. 1no(!ed)e o# se!# $he se!#3made 'ompartments A. Cross roads B. Chaos in thebes C. "ndi##eren'e to death .. "rre*eren'e to prophe'y

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