The lessons of the Sophocles play “Oedipus” can be applied to disgraced Penn State coach Joe Paterno.
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Joe Paterno, a Modern Day Oedipus
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Fired by Happy Valley, JoPa Is No Aeneas
Just as Rasselas questions Samuel Johnson’s Happy Valley, so do Penn State students find themselves questioning their own Happy Valley after the child abuse scandal. Coach Joe Paterno admired Aeneas, and many feel abandoned like Queen Dido.
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