Analysis Of The Story 'Golden Goblet' By Eleanor Jarvis Mcgraw

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The, “Golden Goblet” is a story by Eleanor Jarvis McGraw. The story takes place in Ancient Egypt. A young boy named Ranofer after his father died, and because of this he is forced to live with his wicked half brother, Gebu. Ranofer dreams of being a master goldsmith, just like his dad, but Gebu will not let him, and later he discovers that Gebu is planning to rob Pharaoh’s tombs. The most important event in the Golden Goblet took place when Ranofer found the golden goblet in Gebu’s wooden chest, because he then knew Gebu was robbing tombs, it gave him a reason to follow Gebu around, and he had proof that Gebu was involved in the act so he could inform Queen Tiy about it. The evidence for reason 1 was right in the story, when it said, “Gebu

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