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Man is afraid of many things but perhaps he should be mot afraid of himself and what he has created`

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The effects of war and technology on the apocalyptic genre

The apocalyptic genre centers on theme of prediction of disaster or warning of havoc in future , involving widespread destruction and devastation . Global warming can be a good example of apocalyptic scenario . In fact man is afraid of himself and more so what he has created . War is a disaster of man 's actions that has always had devastating effects on his life . With advancement of technology , war has taken a notch higher and

so is the destructive effects which are to be accounted by sophisticated weapons used . This is compared to the fear of gods as in the Greek culture of 5th century in Athens (Ford 72 . In those time one could not defy the gods and succeed in his or her endeavors because guided by hubris , one met fate he or she was destined as depicted in the classical literary works

Supernatural forces

The gods represented the divine powers controlling fate of man Sophocles presents these powers of the gods in dramatized play in the story of a man unwitting moving closer to the unhappy fate he has been all along struggling mightily to avoid . The child Oedipus is born to a royal couple , Jocasta and Laius but a grim prophesy deprive this child the royal upbringing . Outcasted to be killed Oedipus is rescued and brought up by Corinth King . As he grows up the issue of his real parents comes up and Oedipus...

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