Chapter 1 (Every Trip Is a Quest (Expect When It’s Not)) In this chapter, the author explains why a character takes a trip using symbolic reasons. The character does not just take a trip, they take a quest. “The reason for a quest is always self-knowledge (Foster 3).” A quest is usually a person looking for the Holy Grail, going to a store for bread; these tasks of varying nobility. When the character goes on a quest, there is never a stated reason why the character goes on the quest. An example of this is the book or movie Odysseus. Because Odysseus is the main of character and he is heading home from a ten year military expedition, he endures challenges coming home and reuniting his family. His quest was not only to reunite his family, but to discover himself of who he really is during his trip home. Odysseus is full of greed and fame. He is disguised as a beggar so he would not be a treat when he enters his own house; he experienced the life as a beggar. In the end, he learns that family is more important than fame and money.
Chapter 2 (Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion) In chapter 2, the symbolism occurs when the character eats a meal together. “Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s a communion (Foster 8).” The meal shows how each person …show more content…
The modernism is the era around WWI and WWII with writer such as William Faulkner and James Joyce. There are two type of methods in telling a story. The first method is a narrative method which tells the story from a personal point of view, but it is not always necessarily first person. The second method is the mythic method which uses mythology as an outline for stories. A writer takes a long time to write a good piece. “I’m really saying is that we reader sometimes forget how long literary compositions can take and how very much lateral thinking can go in that amount of time”
Chapter 2 (Nice to Eat with You: Acts of Communion) In chapter 2, the symbolism occurs when the character eats a meal together. “Whenever people eat or drink together, it’s a communion (Foster 8).” The meal shows how each person …show more content…
The modernism is the era around WWI and WWII with writer such as William Faulkner and James Joyce. There are two type of methods in telling a story. The first method is a narrative method which tells the story from a personal point of view, but it is not always necessarily first person. The second method is the mythic method which uses mythology as an outline for stories. A writer takes a long time to write a good piece. “I’m really saying is that we reader sometimes forget how long literary compositions can take and how very much lateral thinking can go in that amount of time”