Reflection on Mythology

To be honest, I'm not fond of mythology, but it has been quite an experience. Creating a myth was thus far difficult for me to do. It's like you have to logically explain things to make sense of everything. When I created the Darrel and the Falcon story, I had to do some research on the falcon, what it symbolizes, and so on. I even had to do some research on the timeline to create the Darrel character. Matter of fact, there has been a Deaf person in the account during the biblical times, but I wanted to do something that may be related to real-life experiences. The only thing that might seem less rational about the relationship between Darrel and the falcon is the communication between the human being and the bird. Sure, birds can get angry and dive over one's head, but they would never create a wind that strong to push Darrel a bit. But, you know... anything's possible. :-)

As for enhancing the study of myth, I think one of the most dangerous tools to debunk mythologies is trying to link the history in a very logical way that it makes it almost impossible to say, "This can't be." History itself tends to be recorded, but are they considered facts? You can consider them facts when you have evidence. This is why research plays a crucial role in the English department. When one of the students finds something in the mythology that seems out of whack, well, someone's going to say, "See? It's just a story." Can we make mythology a fact? I believe the answer to be "yes." I do believe there is something out there that we cannot really explain. As we try to challenge the English department to go beyond farther than just reading about mythology, we are trying to look for something to back up our logic reasoning. In a way, we're creating mythology to see how much critical thinking have been used in the field.