Midterm: 36 Final: 48 Class attended: 14/ Missed: 1 Total: 98
12/5/2020 This week I read The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris . This is probably the first time I read a story about Norse mythology. The story is narrated with Loki’s point of view, and the book shows us the Norse mythology, from beginning to the end (from the birth of the world to the end of the gods). At the end of this book, I can have a general idea of the Norse gods and their stories. After reading, I realized that Odin is just a "normal person" born at the beginning of the world, and has a bright mind and long-term vision and uses means to make himself stronger. Myths always have some historical basis, maybe there was a man named Odin in history, who did great things, he modified history, he made stories, later legends deified them. All in all, Odin's image needs to be corrected here. He is not omnipotent . And it's not exactly brilliant. He maintains a positive image and order on the throne, but he needs someone to deal secretly with things that are below