Reading Notes: Homer's Iliad, Part B

 -Fleshing out side characters into full characters later in the story allows for a variation on the focus of the story. During the earlier stories in Part B, the focus was between Hector and Achilles, but as time went on, and Hector was defeated, suddenly King Priam, who held no spot of importance in the previous stories, suddenly became a main player.

-Taking breaks from the main story to write about side quests adds depth and allows for larger worldbuilding to keep readers invested in the story, comparable to how the Iliad shifts from the story revolving between those fighting on the ground and suddenly to the perspective of the gods shaping the war

-Use third-person dialogue to not only express thoughts, but also emotions, and how they affect those around them, and help the reader visualize the environment along with the dynamic between characters in the scene

-Book is Homer's Iliad, retold by Alfred J. Church

The Slaying of Hector by Achilles