Henry Grant
Dale
English 8
9/23/15
Comparing and Contrasting heroes
Amari and Sundiata both have their own hero’s journey, but how can we compare and contrast their stories? Such as Amari is a slave trapped inside a plantation but Sundiata is a King who is fighting for his country. Sundiata, the hero from the African Epic Legend Sundiata by David Wisniewski, is a disabled prince who becomes king and who wants to protect his land, while Amari, The female hero from the realistic book Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper, is a young enslaved woman who fights for freedom and justice. However both of these heroes fight for themselves and others. On both of their quests, Amari and Sundiata both …show more content…
While the heroes share many similarities, the one that is most important is that they both have love for someone. They use love to protect themselves and their people. This is one of the best qualities to have, super hero or not. Sundiata first gains his love from his mother sogolon because she helped Sundiata heal from his disabilities and got back on his feet again. For instance, Sundiata realized Sogolon’s tears from Sassouma taunting her: “seeing Sogolon’s tears, Sundiata summoned Bella Fessake. ‘Go to the master smith and fetch me and iron rod!” (Wisniewski 11) After he got the rod, Sundiata stood up on his own for the first time. As for Amari, she gains her love from Afi, another female slave that protects her the whole time. "You have yet to find happiness,? My child. Your destiny lies beyond,"(Draper 55). This really helped Amari because she was fighting for herself Polly, and Tidbit to find happiness like what Afi wanted her to have. Even though there are a lot of similarities between them, Amari and Sundiata are also very different, such as cultural, social, and physical power. Sundiata was a Disabled prince who is the son of the spirit of a lion and a buffalo that becomes king in an early age. For instance, Sundiata starts out born into a royal family. Even though his mother isn’t a royal …show more content…
Both of the heroes leave the innermost cave safe and alive, and bring home the elixir of life. Sundiata exits a cave where Sumanguru turned himself into a rock and Sundiata leads his homeland to victory. The narrator reads, ‘It is said that Sumanguru then became one with the stone of the cave, for he was never seen again.’ (Wisniewski 29). After Sumanguru turned into a rock, Sundiata led back home to Mali with a gathering of victory. And with the help of her fellow slaves, Amari escapes the plantation for Fort Moss, Florida to be safe from the slave owners. “ THEY RAN. FASTER THAN POLLY THOUGHT POSSIBLE, they jumped over logs and under low-hanging branches, the only thought being to put miles between them and Clay Derby.’ (Draper 378). In this quote it shows that they are running away from Clay Derby, the son of a plantation owner, and Amari’s rapist, to achieve freedom. PARAGRAPH BREAK Even though these heroes escape the innermost cave, both of their endings are dramatically different. In Sundiata, when Sumanguru turns into a rock, Sundiata has no threat at all from Sumanguru and is perfectly well and gets to go home to celebrate and rejoice with his country. ‘This came to pass, and Sundiata, the lion king, ruled the bright country for many golden years,’ (Wisniewski 36). What this quote shows is that Sundiata has no more problems while he is
Dale
English 8
9/23/15
Comparing and Contrasting heroes
Amari and Sundiata both have their own hero’s journey, but how can we compare and contrast their stories? Such as Amari is a slave trapped inside a plantation but Sundiata is a King who is fighting for his country. Sundiata, the hero from the African Epic Legend Sundiata by David Wisniewski, is a disabled prince who becomes king and who wants to protect his land, while Amari, The female hero from the realistic book Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper, is a young enslaved woman who fights for freedom and justice. However both of these heroes fight for themselves and others. On both of their quests, Amari and Sundiata both …show more content…
While the heroes share many similarities, the one that is most important is that they both have love for someone. They use love to protect themselves and their people. This is one of the best qualities to have, super hero or not. Sundiata first gains his love from his mother sogolon because she helped Sundiata heal from his disabilities and got back on his feet again. For instance, Sundiata realized Sogolon’s tears from Sassouma taunting her: “seeing Sogolon’s tears, Sundiata summoned Bella Fessake. ‘Go to the master smith and fetch me and iron rod!” (Wisniewski 11) After he got the rod, Sundiata stood up on his own for the first time. As for Amari, she gains her love from Afi, another female slave that protects her the whole time. "You have yet to find happiness,? My child. Your destiny lies beyond,"(Draper 55). This really helped Amari because she was fighting for herself Polly, and Tidbit to find happiness like what Afi wanted her to have. Even though there are a lot of similarities between them, Amari and Sundiata are also very different, such as cultural, social, and physical power. Sundiata was a Disabled prince who is the son of the spirit of a lion and a buffalo that becomes king in an early age. For instance, Sundiata starts out born into a royal family. Even though his mother isn’t a royal …show more content…
Both of the heroes leave the innermost cave safe and alive, and bring home the elixir of life. Sundiata exits a cave where Sumanguru turned himself into a rock and Sundiata leads his homeland to victory. The narrator reads, ‘It is said that Sumanguru then became one with the stone of the cave, for he was never seen again.’ (Wisniewski 29). After Sumanguru turned into a rock, Sundiata led back home to Mali with a gathering of victory. And with the help of her fellow slaves, Amari escapes the plantation for Fort Moss, Florida to be safe from the slave owners. “ THEY RAN. FASTER THAN POLLY THOUGHT POSSIBLE, they jumped over logs and under low-hanging branches, the only thought being to put miles between them and Clay Derby.’ (Draper 378). In this quote it shows that they are running away from Clay Derby, the son of a plantation owner, and Amari’s rapist, to achieve freedom. PARAGRAPH BREAK Even though these heroes escape the innermost cave, both of their endings are dramatically different. In Sundiata, when Sumanguru turns into a rock, Sundiata has no threat at all from Sumanguru and is perfectly well and gets to go home to celebrate and rejoice with his country. ‘This came to pass, and Sundiata, the lion king, ruled the bright country for many golden years,’ (Wisniewski 36). What this quote shows is that Sundiata has no more problems while he is