Antigone Quote and Question 2

On page 153 of Antigone, my quote is, "Mark this, my son: all men fall into sin. But sinning, he is not for ever lost. Hapless and helpless, who can make amends and has not set his fave against repentance."

My question is, if this society is supposed to be polytheist, why the Biblical references?

Antigone Quote and Question

My quote from Antigone is by the Ismene, who came in right after Antigone is brought to Creon because she buried Polynices. Ismene says,
"I did it-- yes-- if she will let me says so. I am as much to blame as she is."
My question is, why did Ismene do this? She seemed so opposed because of the threat of death, and now she wants to take credit for the burial. Why?

The Left Hand of Darkness

The Left Hand of Darkness is a very intriguing book, and sometimes hard to follow. What strikes me as odd are the alternating of chapters that sometimes are told from the point of view of the main character, and are sometimes presented as historical "texts" from the planet in which they are on. I drew a few parallels between this book and the book Ender's Game, in the way that there is the instant communication device, which I think is an interesting concept. The book as a whole seems an extension of multiple ideas about space presented in the late 1900's, such as the time difference if Ai were to travel off-world. The concept of a race that is androgynous reminds me of an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, when there was also an androgynous race. I am interested to see where Ai's journey takes him. I wonder if the author saying that the entire society prefers not to write anything is some sort of prediction about where our own society is headed. In chapter three, this circumstance is referenced in the quote, "Karhiders do not read much as a rule, and prefer their news and literature heard not seen" (Chapter 3, page 29). It will be interesting to see if he makes any further commentary on that situation.
Patsy- At the moment I don't have any strong theories about how Gently Ai will get the planet to join, but I do think the King will probably not come around, and the King will either get killed, or removed, or something.
Do the concepts in this book remind you of other Sci-Fi books you have read?