This is a presentation about How in literary works and myths theme of thirst of knowledge has used and what did they get and how can we connect it with present time.

1. Theme Of ‘Thirst Of Knowledge’ In
Myths And Literature
Ajit A Kaliya
M.A. SEM 2
Roll No 1
Enrolment No 2069108420170013
Batch 2016-18
Department of English, MKBU

2. Objectives
How the theme of thirst of knowledge has used in
literature & myths?
What did they get because of that?
How to connect that with contemporary world?

3. Title slidePrometheus
Paradise lost
Tower of Babel
Eklavya
Doctor Faustus
Frankenstein

4. Prometheus
Prometheus
A Geek mythological figure.
Who stole fire from Mount Olympus
and gave to humans for benefits of
humankind.
Punishment: Chained with rock, so
every day eagle comes to tear open
flesh and eat liver. Every night liver
grows again to be eaten again.
Fear factor works here.

5. Paradise lost
Paradise lost
Epic poem written by John Milton in
1667.
Tells the Biblical story of fall of Man.
Adam and Eve eat fruit of knowledge
prohibited by God.
Punishment: Lost Eden garden, Death and
sorrows came on earth.
Milton added character of Satan, made Adam and Eve rebellion but could not
change ending.
Fear factor also worked here.

6. Tower of Babel
Tower of Babel
A Biblical myth, myth of origins of
different languages.
The united generation of mankind
were speaking a single language
and they decided to build a tower
tall enough to reach heaven.
Punishment: God confused their
language so that they can not
understand each other and scattered them all over the world.
Here again Gods fears of humankind and so punishs them.

7. Ekalvya
Eklavya
Indian Mythical figure from Mahabharata.
Wanted to get full knowledge of archery and
so asks Drona to teach him but because of
lower caste denies to teach him.
Though he learns himself considering Drona
as Guru but when Drona comes to know
about it asks Eklavya for thumb as
Gurudakshina so he can not remain greatest
archer anymore.
Problem of lower caste Vs. upper caste.

8. Dr. Faustus
Dr. Faustus
A play by Christopher Marlowe.
German scholar Dr. Faustus wanted to
be demigod by learning black magic,
so makes deal with Lucifer.
Punishment: Perpetual suffering in hell
after ending of twenty four years
practice of necromancy.

9. Frankenstein
Frankenstein
A novel by Mary Shelly.
Victor Frankenstein from university of
Ingolstadt thinks beyond imagination and
makes a monster dead people’s parts.
Punishment: Loses all family members and at
last he also dies.
Science Vs. Nature

10. Contemporary issue of unemployment because
robots have been taking place of men. Can connect
with Frankenstein. Human creation is dangerous.
Can connect with tower of Babel. Authority do not want to raise one
voice of people against him. If people gather, they scatter them by tear
gas physically or mentally creates fight between them on bases of
religion and caste.
Owners get too much but give workers so little. They never let workers
know about real profits. They want to enjoy alone like Gods.
How to connect these examples with
contemporary time?

11. Thank You