Medea, who can only think of Jason, her face red, her heart aflame, engulfed by sweet pain. The goddess struck her with love, and she had no choices. I could not concentrate. My stomach was its own animal, and thoughts of Manny kept surfacing like swimmers in my brain; I had my own tender pain"(p. 109).
This Passage in Salvage the Bones, shows the similarities between Esch and the mythical Medea. While in the tale, Medea can only find herself thinking of Jason as he is the man Medea loves. Esch's situation is one very similar, as she finds herself thinking constantly about her love Manny. In this passage, we not only see that the way they act toward Jason and Manny is similar, but more we see that they both have a "sweet" or "tender" pain towards the two men.
This is a vase located in the Naples Archeological Museum that depicts Medea distracting the dragon. A purposeful diversion so that Jason on the right can take the Golden Fleece from the tree.
I liked how you drew on the comparison of Esch and Medea because just as Medea could not get Jason off of her mind, Esch could not even get through one chapter of a book without constantly thinking of her love, Manny. You could also have touched on the fact that they both feel this way about their respective guys, even though Jason and Manny do not feel completely the same way back to them. I also like your picture because it shows Medea taking risks on Jason's behalf, because she is so in love with him. Esch also feels like she would do anything for Manny at this point, even though she doesn't know he has no such feelings.
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