Blog Post #5 ~ Populatiry.

     When I hear the word classic, I think of something/someone who has been around for a long time, but is never too old to become popular. For example, all  ancient myths are classics. They have been around for such a long time but throughout generations, they have been passed down and told differently between religions and families and such.
     The definition of classic may be 'serving as a standard, or model, or guide'  (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/classic). I think that this may be a definition of classic because like I said before, mythology has been around for a long time, but it keeps getting modified between generations. Another example of a definition of classic is 'of literary or historically renown' (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/classic) . The 'Titanic' is an example of something that is historically renown in a way. It happened in 1912, but was made into a movie by someone's story. These are two definitions of classic.

     The book I am currently reading is, 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. This book is definitely a classic! It relates to both of the definitions I told before. It has many characteristics that make it a classic as well. It if a classic because it has many different types of mythologies within the stories. It has also been made into a series of movies.

     Future generations of students should read this book because it has sold so many copies of the whole series and the movies have been so successful. Since each family retells mythology in their own way, people who read this series will have a different perspective on different mythologies other than what they know about different cultures.