The Song of Achilles (2011) | How Woke Is It?

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90%

The Song of Achilles2011

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What We Think

"Song of Achilles" offers a beautifully written but thoroughly modern retelling, replacing the old world’s values with 21st-century sensibilities. It checks nearly every woke box, identity, revisionism, and monoculture, earning a high score for those sensitive to ideological overhauls in classical literature.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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In our view, "Song of Achilles" places heavy emphasis on modern interpretations of identity and romance, sometimes sidelining the gritty realities and personalities of mythic figures to foreground present-day ideology. The focus on Achilles and Patroclus' relationship feels prioritized over traditional narrative depth or nuance of the era.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The novel reinterprets Greek mythology to elevate themes of queer love and question traditional masculinity, devotion, and war. This revisionist take on ancient values undeniably swaps out much of the cultural foundation for more modern sensibilities. Some may see this as refreshing, but it’s undeniably a substantial rewrite.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative worldviews, particularly those aligned with traditional interpretations of Greek heroism, are depicted as callous or antagonistic. The main characters are granted a modern sense of morality and self, with little genuine friction or debate with older value systems.

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