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title: Reflections on the Legend of Echo and Narcissus
description: A proposal for reflecting on the myth of Echo and Narcissus.
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  name: Graciela Paula Caldeiro
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<h2 id="relfexionando-sobre-el-mito-de-eco-y-narciso">Reflecting on the Myth of Echo and Narcissus</h2>

**Relevant topics:** The following are some of the themes that could be considered under this working proposal

> -   Vanity
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> -   Egocentrism
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> -   Superficiality
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<h2 id="propuestas-de-trabajo">Working Proposals</h2>

**Basic reading material:** [The Legend of Echo and Narcissus](/en/320714/)

> -   When we speak, are we always truly saying something? What might Echo's echo symbolize?
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> -   Considering the limitation Echo had in communicating, what else might she have done to attract Narcissus?
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> -   Who would be the victim — Echo or Narcissus?
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> -   When do we resemble Echo? When do we resemble Narcissus?
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> -   What do Echo and Narcissus have in common?
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> -   What does Narcissus's reflection in the lake symbolize?
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> -   What advantages and disadvantages can looking at ourselves in a mirror have?
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> -   Is loving ourselves absolutely counterproductive? Why?
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<h2 id="otras-alternativas-de-perfil-ludico">Other Alternatives of a Playful Nature</h2>

> -   Imagine that, unexpectedly, Echo recovers the gift of speech. What does she say to Narcissus?
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> -   Imagine that Narcissus's lake becomes murky and he can no longer see his reflection. What does he discover then?
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> -   Divide the group into two teams. One team must evaluate the following situation: Echo decides to look into the lake to seek the image that dazzled Narcissus — what would she have seen? The other team: Narcissus decides to reflect on Echo's apparently meaningless words — what would he have discovered? The groups write down their conclusions, then share them, and together rewrite a new ending for the legend.
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