Splash Biography

Man, in his endless effort for power, seeks any means to achieve it—even supernatural. As is the plot of one too many famous books, a man decides to create or summon another being through which they hope to achieve power. However, there slowly develops a struggle with each trying to control the other, using them for their own means. In this class on a common literature trope, we will analyze this dynamic and figure out how man can win against beings infinitely superior to him.

We often see mythological heroes as muscular behemoths who solve their issues with brawn and brutality; but that's not the case. The vast majority of heroes actually utilized their wit to overcome the supposedly impossible. Mortals armed with manipulation, misdirection, cunning, and quick-thinking conquered even the gods. Learning from their legends, we can do the same!