SuitabookJust Myrto
Laurie Gray
- Reading
- Consider reading together or checking in after the story introduces marriage and household conflict. Let the reader set the pace for discussing these situations, and return to how Myrto understands her options.
- Themes
- Women’s choices and family authority: Myrto’s brother decides her marriage after their father dies; the overview frames her future as a choice between accepting her assigned lot and seeking another path. The conflict makes Myrto’s limited options central, but the overview does not establish how the story evaluates family authority or the choices she makes.
- Marriage and household relationships: Myrto becomes Socrates’ second wife; the overview says he treats her kindly while his first wife is cruel towards her. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship and romantic interest: Myrto forms an intellectual friendship with Plato and wants a friend; he has romantic intentions. The overview distinguishes Myrto’s wish for friendship from Plato’s intentions, but does not show how their relationship develops or is portrayed.
- Worth knowing
- The overview includes the possibility of being sold into slavery, a marriage arranged by Myrto’s brother, cruelty from her husband’s first wife, and unwanted romantic interest. How these events are portrayed in the full story is unclear.