In class we have been discussing the idea that Autobiography of Red is re-writing history, that the myth of Hercules killing Geryon is bending, rendering, and transforming a point in mythology into a Queer narrative. We have also discussed that Anne Carson challenges the regular forms of language by writing the novel in prose, however the book reads more like a novel, but there are no paragraphs with no distinguished chapters. All of this is true and an aspect of the inventiveness of this novel is the deviation from reality and fantasy. This bending of both topics is not just the idea that Geryon is a red-winged monster; it’s the idea that Anne Carson puts the fantasy aspect of the novel in the reality. What I mean is the setting of novel is reality, the characters are reality, and the experiences that are happening to the characters are reality. For example, Geryon’s incestuous abuse from his brother, his mother’s constant smoking and disconnection from her son’s and Geryon’s love for Hercules, one could argue are reality–real experiences of the modern world. However Geryon is the focal point of the fantasy, a red-winged monster. It’s Anne Carson’s use of language that disillusions our grasp of having a distinguished conception of reality or fantasy, as they both coexist together. The reality is the volcanoes, the weather, the people, and the experiences of love, anger, and confusion—exist as reality through a fantastical creature that embodies not only a myth but also an otherwise ostracized being of queerness.