Tiresias vs Terry

     I am not quite sure who Tiresias’s parallel is in Home Fire, but the best character that I believe could be a parallel to him is Terry Lone, Karamat’s wife. Although I know that the  parallel of these characters may not be obvious at first, I do believe there are many small similarities specifically in the end of Home Fire and in Antigone. Both characters show up towards the end of the play/novel, but they are very impactful in a way to one of the main character’s. In Home Fire, Terry stands up to Karamat towards the end and essentially threatens Karamat to go to her, and he eventually chooses her. She is very intelligent and tries to steer Karamat away from getting into complicated situations and making an even worse rep for himself. She also criticizes Karamat for making Eamonn look like a fool to the entire world. Terry tries to change Karamat and make him a better person, but in the end, Karamat does not have the strength to completely change for the better. In Antigone, Tiresias is the blind seer and he has an abundance of wisdom and advice that he gives to Creon. Creon ignores the words of Tiresias until he finally starts giving into what he is saying. Once Creon finally decides he will not have Antigone killed, it is too late and eventually Antigone, Haemon, and his wife die. Tiresias convinced Creon a bit too late just like how Terry was trying to change Karamat for the better, but it was too late because in the end Aneeka and Eamonn die together. 


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  1. Bailey BlackOctober 24, 2021 at 4:51 PM

    I totally agree that Tiresias's best parallel is Terry, in part because of some the points you make above, but also just because their names are very similar, which is something it seems Shamsie has been purposely doing with characters that she wants to draw parallels between.

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