Problem
Compare one of the tales from 1001 Nights with one of the folk tales from another Unit. How are they alike? what elements do they have in common? How do they differ in the use of characters, settings, symbols, etc? What do the differences tell you about the differences between the cultures from which each tale emerges? Use details from the texts of the tales to support your answer. Compare the "calling" of Mohammad with the "calling" of Abraham. How are they alike, how do they differ? Use details from the texts to support your answer. Compare the story of Sohrab and Rostum with the story of another "father/son" pair from one of the other units. Do not simply re-tell the stories. Explain how what happens in the stories reveals different aspects of father/son relationships in the two cultures. Use details from the texts to support your answers.