Journal Entry 3 Oedipus

• Sophocles basically describes the men as being the prominent ones, the ones with all the power and glory. The women often take a more subordinate role, and are only widely renowned as long as the fame of the husband lasts. Such is how Jocasta is well known, being married to Laius and the famous Oedipus.
• I think that Jocasta's reaction was good in some ways and yet bad in others. It was good on how she tried to comfort her husband is good. This is because, not necessarily just women, but all people, should show compassion to the people that they love. This reveals that strong relationships are important within a person. However, she, like Oedipus, overreacted at the end of the act. It was when she was trying to dissuade Oedipus from finding the truth out about his birth. She could have handled it a little bit better, or could have just told Oedipus what she was thinking. Instead, she freaked out and "locked" herself away from him. So it tells how women should be supportive of their husbands, but also how they should not overreact with decisions he makes and tell him their opinions.
• Oedipus is the exact person that guys should not model themselves after. He's the kind of person that has a kind of cover, and then exposes the true, grotesque self that he is. All of his arrogance and anger, rage, irrational fear and worry are also things that guys should try to stay away from. Creon, however, is what people should aspire to be. He does not let his emotions get to far out of hand, and he makes sure there are facts to back up his words. That is how men should be: cool, calm and collected.
• The male gender seems to speak to the women as a kind of crutch. The man always trusts the woman more than anyone else that he knows. He also turn to her when he needs her, but other than that, she is basically supposed to be on her own. Men speak to themselves how they are going to protect that which they have, and how they are going to prevail. The women talk to themselves how there husband is doing and if there is any way that they can help their husbands.