How Does King Arthur Change

King Arthur overcomes many struggles throughout the two novels, “ The Sword in the Stone” and “ The Queen of Air and Darkness” by T.H. White. These struggles help him to mature throughout the two novels, yet at some points in the novel it is clear that Arthur struggles to completely mature. King Arthur learns a lot about his power, what it means to have his authority and the importance of morality, especially when in a position of power. On the other hand, he knowingly broke the unwritten rules of battle and fails to fully understand what it really means to be a king. In the second part, “ The Queen of Air and Darkness” King Arthur starts to learn that power does not mean you can decide what is right and wrong. For instance, Merlyn and Arthur …show more content…
For instance it is stated, “ ‘Well,’ said Arthur, ‘ I must say it is nice to be a king. It was a splendid battle” -(221) He continues to say that “It was a jolly battle, and I won it myself, and it was fun.” Arthur is looking at war and battles as a game that can be played for fun and not as the horrid bloodshed it really is. He had to be reminded by Merlyn that many Kerns, or peasants, were killed in this battle that seemed fun to him. It was extremely immature of him to not be able to figure out himself that a great number of people were killed and it should not be consider a jolly, fun activity. In conclusion, In T.H.White's book of fairies, griffins, questing beasts , wizardry and war, there is a story of a boy becoming king. In the book I keep seeing how it has changed the world, our perceptions, and especially its influence on so many other books and movies we enjoy. Through his immature moments where he does not quite grasp the concept of war and his many mature moments while learning what justice and power really means, we see a king emerge from a boy. The mature moments show how much he has grown yet the immature moments ultimately foreshadow his