Social Concern In The Blue Sword By Robin Mckinley

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years, and what did the human community get from after three years? The violence caused from the war was haunting the world. After three years of wasting money and killing of people, the victory didn’t seem to cover all the lost and the expenses. The Sword of Welleran also mentioned how the hero fell after he looked back at the expense for the victory. The expenses were too huge even the joy of victory can’t cover it. The time period and the social concern are really important elements for the readers to understand the implicit messages from the authors.
The Blue Sword written by Robin McKinley published in 1982. It is a story about a journey of an ordinary girl who will become the hero. Harry Crewe is an orphan girl, who struggled with her
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Rowling published in 1997. Harry Potter is a series fantasy novel. It is about the life of a young wizard, Harry Potter. After knowing about his true identity, he attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He became friend with Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry was struggle with the battle with Lord Voldemort, the true evil wizard. By reading the novel, the readers can see the clear author’s social concern, anti-government sentiments. In Harry Potter, there are two kind of class, the wizard and the non-magic people. J.K. Rowling described wizards as the ruler since they are magical and powerful. The Lord Voldemort tried to control the non-magic people and took down anyone who try to be on his way. Lord Voldemort was presenting as a dictator government. The wizard separated to two side, a control and a …show more content…
How horrible thou art! Thou art a terrible thing to have come among men. How many eyes shall look upon gardens no more because of thee? How many fields must go empty that might have been fair with cottages, white cottages with children all about them? How many valleys must go desolate that might have nursed warm hamlets. Because thou hast slain long since the men that might have built them? I hear the wind crying against thee, thou sword! It comes from the empty valleys. It comes over the bare feilds. There are children’s voices in it. They were never born. Death brings an end to crying for those that had life once, but these must cry for ever. O sword! Sword! Why did the gods send thee among men?’ And the tears of Rold fell down upon the proud sword but could not wash it

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