IOP Presentation

1. Write a brief descriptive paragraph that summarizes your IOP. Be sure to include the topic, your thesis, and the hook and any visual aids you used.

For my IOP, I discussed the two foils of the novel "The Rock of Tanios" Gerios and the Sheikh. The argument of my presentation was that Gerios is a submissive character unlike his foil, the Sheikh, who is a commanding figure and in control of the village. I presented several arguments all of which where supported by evidence in the form of quotations from the text. For visual stimulation I used a power point which also enhance my presentation. There are six main points to my presentation.

1) Gerios is a flat character whose only aim is to please the Sheikh at the beginning of the novel.
2) The Sheikh is reveared by his subjects, he looks out for their best interests and in return they are loyal and obedient.
3)Gerios is submissive to the Sheikh, unappreciated by the villagers, and incapable of harming others.
4) Although the Sheikh is in control of the village he must answer to all those above him.
5)Gerios' love for his son and the fear of losing him drove him to kill the Patriarch and act completly out of character.
6)The Sheikh does not lose the loyalty and love of his people even after he loses power.

These points lead me to discuss a theme and another major motif in the novel. The father-son motif in the novel is evident when Gerios risks his life for his sons's. As for the theme of feudality and the feudal system, it is discussed in points 4 and 6.