My Kinsman Creon Character Analysis

Born with a prophecy claiming he would one day kill his father and marry his mother, King Oedipus is immediately set up for failure. However, this does by no means make him an incompetent ruler. Quite the opposite in fact. Oedipus proves to be a man renowned for his intellect which is exemplified when he solves the riddle of the sphinx, a supernatural mythological being who held the city of Thebes captive. Furthermore, his is a man of swift action and great insight. This is perhaps best represented with his response to the priest’s complaint, he responds adeptly, “But I have not been idle; one thing I have already done – The only thing that promised hope. My kinsman Creon… has been sent to the Pythian house of Apollo.” Oedipus is indeed one that is faithful and compassionate to his people, this is further exemplified as he orders Creon to
He works as the Negative Assets Manager of the Photo Archive at the Life Magazine (a job that most would envy greatly). For those of you who do not know what negative assets are, they are simply black and white pictures. Rather than a life of royalty, Walter lives a life of little importance with no story to tell. However, it has been the singular privilege of Walter’s unexceptional career to handle the works contributed by Sean O’Connell, a photography superstar who roams the world in search of exotic subjects. It is very clear from the beginning that Walter clearly admires Sean and wishes he could be more like him. That his unexceptional average life could be one of a more exotic kind. In his own fantasies we see that he is the adventurous hero and that proves to be his major flaw which causes him a great deal of criticism and humiliation and stands as the downfall of his character. This aspect is similar to Oedipus as he too possesses a quality that ultimately proved to be his downfall, which was his overconfidence, hubris and