This story I really liked, I think one of the reason's I enjoyed it so much was bcause I could really relate to it because when Phaeton asks Apollo (his dad) If he can ride on the son his dad is shocked and bewildered and I personally have had that same reaction from my parents.
I think we can sense that Apollo regrets telling Phaeton that he can have anything he wants because he thinks that riding the son is pretty absurd because hes says that he can have whatever he wants, but within reason, which once again I can relate to.
I also think that Apollo was not very responsible and really didn't think about the outcomes of his promises. I mean come on, what do you expect when you promise your son anything he wants? I also think that apollo should have backed out of the promise and mended his mistake by giving Phaeton something else.
The next story I read was the one of Psyche and Eros. I really didn't like the story itself, but I thought it was cool that they used a question/answer format. I believe it was entertaining and allowed you to look at the text in a very different way.
In conclusion I really liked the story of Phaeton, but not so much the one of Eros and Psyche, although I enjoyed the question/answer format. I enjoy Zimmerman's writing alot more than Dryden's, I think Mary is very humorous and fnds a way to make boring text more enjoyable and interesting.
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