Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red retells the ancient Greek myth of Herakles slaying Geryon, a red-winged monster. From Geryon’s perspective, we discover his humanity, and the toll that his relationship with Herakles took on him. From Geryon’s perspective, we discover a love story that we otherwise wouldn’t have known about. I think that retelling this story from Geryon’s perspective also causes the reader to question who was really the “bad guy”. This is to say that we often misinterpret who characters are when we only hear about them from one perspective. From the ancient Greek myth, we are lead to believe that Herakles is the hero and Geryon is evil. From Autobiography of Red our opinions shift because Geryon is the one getting his heart broken by Herakles. I think that the retelling of this ancient Greek myth is significant because it notifies the reader to be skeptical of the narrator, as there is always another side to the story. Furthermore, this retelling is showing readers the perspective of someone who is misunderstood. More specifically, this retelling is giving someone who is misunderstood the chance to be understood and even accepted. If we don’t hear the stories of those that we don’t understand, then we can never learn to accept them. I also think this novel exposes which story society is more willing to accept and continue telling. Geryon is misunderstood and therefore his story is ignored, much like how people who identify as anything but normal are silenced. Anna Carson’s Autobiography of Red reimagines the myth of Herakles and Geryon and gives a voice to the character who was silenced.