Egypt: The Green Jewel
To begin this story, there is a brief introduction explaining that this is a prince telling the story to his majesty about his father, King Sneferu. This is the introduction of the listener's father, and this is followed by an excerpt about the King's state of restlessness. King Sneferu was bored and lonely. To me this showed how having an achieved amount of power does not amount to one's overall happiness. To entertain the king, the luxurious boat activity was planned. To me, I was not able to discern the motive to put the women on the boat. Was this out of lust and not directly stated? Or was this more innocently to show the king beauty n the midst of nature. The scribe, similar to a body guard, accompanied the king wherever to ensure he was satisfied. The author uses imagery devices when describing the women on the boat. "They rowed with oars of ebony... decorated with gold." This detail the author uses emphasizes the wealth the characters are fixated on. When reading, I was curious if the women on the boat were women slaves, or if they were paid to be on the boat? Regardless, the women participate by singing to ensure the king was being entertained. When one of the women drops her jewel, the author explains that the others are very concerned with this matter. This emphasizes the importance associated with this jewel. "The others grew silent and ceased rowing." The woman who drops this jewel seems to be very stubborn and demanding. This answers the question to previous things mentioning whether the boat ride was forceful or submissive in this Egyptian society. Even when the king promises to not leave her empty handed, the woman's greedy wants insist that she gets the jewel back again.
Bibliography: D. Mackenzie, Egypt: The Green Jewel, (link)
To begin this story, there is a brief introduction explaining that this is a prince telling the story to his majesty about his father, King Sneferu. This is the introduction of the listener's father, and this is followed by an excerpt about the King's state of restlessness. King Sneferu was bored and lonely. To me this showed how having an achieved amount of power does not amount to one's overall happiness. To entertain the king, the luxurious boat activity was planned. To me, I was not able to discern the motive to put the women on the boat. Was this out of lust and not directly stated? Or was this more innocently to show the king beauty n the midst of nature. The scribe, similar to a body guard, accompanied the king wherever to ensure he was satisfied. The author uses imagery devices when describing the women on the boat. "They rowed with oars of ebony... decorated with gold." This detail the author uses emphasizes the wealth the characters are fixated on. When reading, I was curious if the women on the boat were women slaves, or if they were paid to be on the boat? Regardless, the women participate by singing to ensure the king was being entertained. When one of the women drops her jewel, the author explains that the others are very concerned with this matter. This emphasizes the importance associated with this jewel. "The others grew silent and ceased rowing." The woman who drops this jewel seems to be very stubborn and demanding. This answers the question to previous things mentioning whether the boat ride was forceful or submissive in this Egyptian society. Even when the king promises to not leave her empty handed, the woman's greedy wants insist that she gets the jewel back again.
The Green Jewel, Peak Px
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