Riley Twitchell

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

And you thought #InfinityWar was the greatest crossover ever. It apparently had nothing on #divc0m

#ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

I'm happy that this was the last reading that we had to do because we are able to identify all these other names in which Dante brings up like he meets Virgil. #ch1003 #divc0m

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@thedivineisabel Its was interesting, almost like he was paying homage to these other great stories in which we have read #ch1003 #divc0m

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@PatrickUNRCh201 Everytime the Cerberus has come up in past readings I just imagined Fluffy from Harry Potter but the description in this one made me realize I was mistaken. #ch1003 #divc0m

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@mari_toumaian I don't think it was meant to be similar to an epic. I believe at the time people were more willing to read a story if they began by evoking the muse #ch1003 #divc0m

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@BourneRand Seriously, the punishments seemed unreasonable harsh, I understand this is based on the idea of punishment for the worst people but some seem extreme. #divc0m #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

One major difference between #mrcopolo and the past travel narratives is that Polo seems enthusiastic and accepting compared to what seemed like pure judgment from the past travelers. #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@CHDavidH I imagined this to be a huge culture shock. Especially with this being mainly translated into Latin so the chuch were the main readers of it. #ch1003 #mrcpolo

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@mari_toumaian Comparing this to many of the other ways people have been tortured in the past I thought this really didn't seem that horrible. Still wouldn't want it to happen to me though #mrcopolo #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@IwategaUnr Maybe it would have been more factual if he had wrote it himself. I would imagine he would exaggerate more when telling the story to another person, attempting to make himself look better #mrcopolo #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@BourneRand Yeah it would have been a nice heads up if ANYONE would have told him not to return home #mrcopolo #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

Travel narratives seriously can be defined in so many ways being factual or not. It's hard to accurately compare two of them. #mrcopolo #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

Its crazy to me that mystical creatures still play a role in these stories, especially in a travel narrative #ch1003 #mand3v1ll3

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

The ability to read the opposite view of how two cultures view each other is interesting. It shows just how wrong they both were on their impression of the other #mand3v1ll3 #ch1003

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@thedivineisabel Their description completely changes your view and ideas of what the Amazon should be #ch1003 #mand3v1ll3

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@lincolnriley65 At the time it could have been thought of as one of the highest elevations possible so it makes sense to make it a key part of a culture #ch1003 #mand3v1ll3

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@BourneRand I think many of these cultures weren't very accepting of anything that was different so the slightest difference made you a savage #ch1003 #mand3v1ll3

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@IwategaUnr Directions back in this time seemed to be absolutely horrendous. All I can think of when reading this is the episode in the office when Dwight is giving directions to his Farm #Ch1003 #mand3v1ll3

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@Fariha_Raisa_ @IwategaUnr Exactly, this seems like a more realistic story compared to the ones in which gods live hundreds of years and bless certain empires the right to rule #ch1003 #islmtrvl

[Riley Twitchell @riley_twitchell]

@thedivineisabel Yeah I didn't really understand this either, it was sort of brought up then immediately followed up by him being in jail? #ch1003 #islmtrvl