From hero to zero.

From hero to zero, that is the only term that I can come up when I come to think of Oedipus. The reason is that he had signs that not to know of his history. Tiresias had warned him that not to know of his history. But due to his ignorance, he had found out the truth. The literary element in the story is different from the other drama that I had learnt before. Maybe it is because this was among the earliest drama in the world. Greek tragedy. But, in a way, this drama can be considered interesting. The idea that Sophocles uses for this drama is very appealing. The idea of the sighted is blind in knowledge and the blind is full of knowledge really makes me think. It makes me think that have I have the knowledge more than the blind or the blind can ‘see’ better than me. This issues makes readers think and also makes the story more interesting. At the end of the story, Oedipus had blind himself and was exile. His wishes came true! From a King to a peasant, from a hero to zero.