In the story, “Joe’s Reward”, by Horatio Alger Jr. the main character, Joe, uses his boat to row a group of girls across a lake to gather plants. When they were returning from their trip, Jennie accidently tips the boat, causing Mabel to fall overboard. Without hesitation, Joe jumps in the water to save her. After arriving back at the hotel, Mabels uncle, Mr. Mallison, offers Joe a reward. Joe refuses to accept the reward, but instead takes an offered job at the hotel. In this story, the author draws on elements commonly found in myths. The author involves a hero, the story also has a problem the hero must overcome with courage, and the hero was humble and did not seek glory.
To begin, the passage “Joe’s Reward” draws on elements commonly found in myths. It portrays the main character, Joe, as a hero. As it says in the passage, “... our hero did not mind it.”, which is showing that Joe is seen as a hero. This is a common element in myth because in all myths there is a hero of the story just as Joe is our hero. The text also mentions, “... of our hero’s size.”, which is saying that Joe is once again our hero of the story. That is …show more content…
At the climax, the author wrote, “...and saw that the dress of the unfortunate one was caught in some sharp rocks. Without hesitation he dived overboard, straight for the bottom.” The hero, Joe, used his quick wits and bravery to jump overboard and save Mabel. It is very common in myths for the hero to overcome an obstacle and save someone. The author also mentions, “...a moment later both our hero and Mabel Mallison came to the surface.” Joe’s courage and strength allowed him to pull Mabel free and return themselves to safety. One of the other girls on the boat say, “It was brave of you to go down after Mabel.”, and although Joe would not admit it, he had solved a tough problem with his courage. (Kathryn
To begin, the passage “Joe’s Reward” draws on elements commonly found in myths. It portrays the main character, Joe, as a hero. As it says in the passage, “... our hero did not mind it.”, which is showing that Joe is seen as a hero. This is a common element in myth because in all myths there is a hero of the story just as Joe is our hero. The text also mentions, “... of our hero’s size.”, which is saying that Joe is once again our hero of the story. That is …show more content…
At the climax, the author wrote, “...and saw that the dress of the unfortunate one was caught in some sharp rocks. Without hesitation he dived overboard, straight for the bottom.” The hero, Joe, used his quick wits and bravery to jump overboard and save Mabel. It is very common in myths for the hero to overcome an obstacle and save someone. The author also mentions, “...a moment later both our hero and Mabel Mallison came to the surface.” Joe’s courage and strength allowed him to pull Mabel free and return themselves to safety. One of the other girls on the boat say, “It was brave of you to go down after Mabel.”, and although Joe would not admit it, he had solved a tough problem with his courage. (Kathryn