The Waters of Babylon

Title: The Waters of Babylon
Author: Stephen Vincent Benet
Date: 10/24/08


Prereading: Do you believe we process information too fast? What is your view on technological advancements?


Plot/Reaction: -Out of sight of the village
-Flat rock
-Edge of the Dead Place
-Dead house
-Banks of the great river
-God-road
-Open place at the top of a cliff
-Great river
-The river
-Great spike of rusted metal sticking out into the river
-The Place of the Gods
-Great temple in the mid-city
-On top of a stone
-Dead-house
-Small ante-room that looked over the great city
-Room with dead 'god'


Questions: - What caused the destruction of society?
- Why did the people fall so far behind and believe the past people were 'gods'?

Quote: "That is all of my story, for then I knew he was a man--I knew then that they had been men, neither gods nor demons." p. 8 This signifies the realization of the priest John who was a member of the Hillside people. It shows that he found the great secret of his people; the ones who they believed were gods, and they were the people who lived before them. These people had much technology but had killed each other off. John figured out the mystery all of his people never knew.