Shutter Island
Connecting modern literature to Greek myths
Shutter island- Plot
Teddy Daniels
Teddy Daniels- U.S marshal who is investigating a missing patient from Ashecliffe Hospital and former U.S World War II soldier
Chuck Aule
Chuck Aule- Teddy's partner in the investigation
Dr. Cawley
Dr. Cawley-Antagonist- Lead psychiatrist for Shutter Island's Ashecliffe Hospital. Believed to be performing illegal experiments on patients by Teddy
Featuring Teddy Daniels as the Protagonist
Connections
-Theseus- Teddy has to go onto the island and fight/encounter the "monster" (Dr. Cawley)
-Theseus has to fight the Minotaur.
- Polyphemus- Teddy and Chuck both investigate Shutter Island. Dr. Cawley is the leader/head of the island. After a storm, they are unable to leave the island. They try throughout the story to get off the island.
-In Polyphemus, Odysseus and his crew ventures onto an island that is guarded by Polyphemus. They are trapped on the island when Polyphemus blocks the entrance with a large stone. They devise a plan to exit the island.
Critique
Characters both perform heroic actions while on their quest.