Sophie's World- Chapter 3: The Myths

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Term Words:

žFaculty: special ability
žMyths: is a story about the
gods which sets out to explain why life is as it is.
žMythological: imaginary; fictitious
žNorse: Ancient Norwegians
ž“Forces of Chaos”: evil monsters.
Demons

Chapter 3 Notes:

In order to understand how the early philosophy thought, we
have to understand what it was like to have a mythological picture of the
world.
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Nordic myths as example: Thor and his hammer.
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Before Christianity came to Norway, people believed Thor rode
across in chariot drawn by two goats.

žWhen he swung his hammer it made thunder and lightning.
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This mythological explanation for how the balance of nature was
a constant struggle between good and evil.
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Giants vs. gods they wanted freyia and the gods wanted the hammer.

žSophie: And they made up all those myths because perhaps they
couldn’t live without such explanations.

Pronouns!

Pronouns
The term 'pronoun' covers many words, some of which do not fall easily under the description given in the section What are Pronouns? There are many different kinds of pronouns. In general, these do not cause difficulties for native English speakers. The list below is mainly for reference purposes.


Demonstrative Pronouns:
These pronouns are used to demonstrate (or indicate). This, that, these and those are all demonstrative pronouns.

Examples:

This is the one I left in the car.
(In this example, the speaker could be indicating to a mobile phone, in which
case, the pronoun "this" replaces the words "mobile phone".)

Shall I take those?

Indefinite Pronouns:
Unlike demonstrative pronouns, which point out specific items, indefinite pronouns are used for non-specific things. This is the largest group of pronouns. All, some, any, several, anyone, nobody, each, both, few, either, none, one and no one are the most common.

Example:

Somebody must have seen the driver leave.
(somebody - not a specific person)
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. (Oscar Wilde)
I have nothing to declare except my genius. (Oscar Wilde)


Interrogative Pronouns:
These pronouns are used in questions. Although they are classified as pronouns, it is not easy to see how they replace nouns. Who, which, what, where and how are all interrogative pronouns.

Example:

Who told you to do that?


Relative Pronouns:
(In this example, the relative pronoun "who" introduces the clause "who studied
at Cambridge for 12 years" and refers back to "Dr Adams Sissons".)

The man who first saw the comet reported it as a UFO.
(In this example, the relative pronoun "who" introduces the clause "who first
saw the comet" and refers back to "the man".)

Reflexive Pronouns:
A reflexive pronoun ends ...self or ...selves and refers to another noun or pronoun in the sentence. The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, herself, himself, itself, ourselves, yourselves and themselves.

Example:

John bakes all the bread himself.
(In this example, the reflexive pronoun "himself" refers back to the noun "John".)

Chapter 2 The Top Hat NOTES

11th Grade: Philosophy Class

Chapter 2: The Top Hat

...the only thing we require to be good philosophy is the faculty of wonder...

NOTES:

• Sophie decided not to tell anyone about the letters for the time being. page 12
• At school Sophie couldn't concentrate on ewhat the teachers said. They seemed to talk about unimportant things.
• She opened the mailbox and there was a big brown envelopes for her mother but the other one had Sophie's name on it. page 13
• On the back of the envelope read: Course in Philosophy. Handle with care. Sohpie ran to the den. page 13
• Inside the envelope was three typewritten pages held together with a paper climp. page 13
• What is Philosophy? page 14
• Lots of people have hobbies. Some collect coins or others play sports. Is there nothing that interest us all? page 14
• There are quesions that certainly should interest everyone. What is the most important thing in life? example: if you ask someone living on the edge of stravation, the answer is food. page 14
• People who ask such questions are taking part in a debate that has gone on as long as man has lived on this planet.
• The best way of approaching philosophy is to ask a few philosophical questions: How was the world created? Is there any will or meaning behind what happens? Is there life after death? page 15
• A Greek Philosopher who lived more than two thousand years ago believed that philosophy had its origin in man's sense of wonder. page 15
• As far as the white rabbit is concerned, it might be better to compare with the whole universe. We who live here are microscopic insects existing deep down in the rabbits fur. But philosophers are always trying to climb up the fine hairs of the fur in order to stare right into the magician's eyes. page 16
• A Strange Creature: The only thing we require to be good philosophers is the faculty of wonder. Babies have this faculty. page 17
• My concern is that you do not grow up to be one of those people who take the world for granted. page 18
• To be more prescise: althought philosophical questions concern us all we do not all become philosophyers. page 19
• So now you must choose, Sophie. Are you a child who has not yet become world- weary? Or are you a philosopher who will vow never to become so? page 20
• Sophie's starts to ask her mother questions the philosopher asked her page 21.

PHILOSOPHY! Sophie's World: Chapter 1

Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder

Is a novel by Jostein Gaarder pubished in 1991
It was originally written in Norwegian, but has since been translated into many other languages. It sold more man 30 million copies and is one of me most successful Norwegian novels outside of Norway.
Oringinal Title: Sofies Verderi
Publication date: 1991
Published in English: 1995

We just finished Chapter One you will have a quiz on Tuesday November 8th! STUDY!

Chapter One: The Garden of Eden page 3-11

Chapter Notes:

• There was 2 letter in the mailbox for her but didn't say from whom it was sent from and didn't have a stamp on it.
• The letter read: Who are you? page 4
• Sohpie had many animals because her mother worked late and her father traveled for his job.
• She went to the bathroom and she stared into her own eyes. "I'm Sophie Amindsen" page5
• She didin't like the way she looked.
• The den: was Sophie's top secret hiding place.
• She went there when she was happy or sad but today she was just CONFUSED!

GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. From what points of view are the novel narrated?

2. Who are you? Thus Sophie be gin her quest. In what way has she already formulated an answer? With what does she seem most concerned? See page 5.

3. Notice the reference to the mirror, and recall our discussion of the mimetic theory. The mirror will be an important symbol as the novel progresses. Trace its use as an important motif.

4. Sohpie is asked another question: Wherew does the world come from--and a certian discomfort surfaces as she ponders both its origin and a response. Why?

TERM WORDS:

Mimetic: make-believe (special symbols to explain the universe and how it works)

Mimetic Theory: is a philosophical term the act of espression

Motif: a recurring subject, theme, idea; especially in a literary work.

Prototype: original model

7th and 8th Grade: Essay

7th Graders:
Remember to work on your comparison-contrast essay. Remember five paragraphs and seven sentences in each paragraph. Talk about the difference and similarities then share which one you prefer. On Monday I can check your rough draft but TUESDAY November 8th your FINAL essay is due. Make sure your final is not in your notebook but on a separate sheet of paper…with your name, date and grade.

8th Graders:
Remember to work on your personal narrative essay. Remember five paragraphs and seven sentences in each paragraph. Make sure that your essay is talking about a personal/ meaningful event that happened in your life. On Monday I can check your rough draft but TUESDAY November 8th your FINAL essay is due. Make sure your final is not in your notebook but on a separate sheet of paper…with your name, date and grade.

Mrs. Whitson