What is the advantage of delivering a persuasive message through a fictional story? A story engages us in others’ lives and makes us care about what happens to them.
A story is a way to use logical fallacies without the reader noticing.
A story gives facts in a straightforward way even though the characters are not real.
A story doesn’t upset us as much as facts because we know it’s not real.

In comparing "minerva and arachne" and "niobe," can you establish a common theme running throughout both texts? how do you think this theme might change if the stories were written in first-person point of view? write a journal entry explaining the theme of both "minerva and arachne" and "nirobe." then, consider how the theme might change if the tales were written using a first-person point of view. use examples and evidence from both texts to support your analysis.