Golden Goblet
In the novel, The Golden Goblet, author Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw explores the story of a boy from ancient Egypt named Ranofer. His older half brother, Gebu, was a wicked stonecutter who was stealing gold from the Valley of the Kings. Ranofer decided to find out what he was doing, which resulted in going into the tomb himself. Ranofer had to convince the queen that his half brother was robbing the tombs. When she found that he wasn’t lying, she sent soldiers to catch them. The most important event was when Ranofer convences Queen Tiy that Gebu and Wemanon are robbing tombs because they will be caught, Ranofer will be able to control his life, and Huaa and Tuaa’s tomb will be safe. The first reason that this is a critical event is that Gebu and Wemonon will be caught. They needed to be caught in order for their robbing to be put to a stop. The evidence, “‘ He speaks the truth,’ she cried,’ Fetch soldiers, send them to the Valley! Make haste, make haste!”’ shows that stopping them was a necessity. The tomb would have been robbed of its riches, and the thieves would have been loose in the city. The guards will catch them, and they will be punished for their crimes against Egypt. …show more content…
When he says, “Aye, Majesty. If I had a donkey, I could cut papyrus stalks in the marshes and the donkey would carry them to the sailmaker’s for me, and the sailmaker would give me coppers to buy bread, and I could make myself a little house on the edge of the desert, and then I could be the pupil of Zau and then I would become rich and famous and someday perhaps I would make necklaces for your Majesty!” he means that he will get to choose what he does in life and not have to worry about Gebu stopping him from doing what he loves. He make his own decisions, and will not get beat for
In the novel, The Golden Goblet, author Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw explores the story of a boy from ancient Egypt named Ranofer. His older half brother, Gebu, was a wicked stonecutter who was stealing gold from the Valley of the Kings. Ranofer decided to find out what he was doing, which resulted in going into the tomb himself. Ranofer had to convince the queen that his half brother was robbing the tombs. When she found that he wasn’t lying, she sent soldiers to catch them. The most important event was when Ranofer convences Queen Tiy that Gebu and Wemanon are robbing tombs because they will be caught, Ranofer will be able to control his life, and Huaa and Tuaa’s tomb will be safe. The first reason that this is a critical event is that Gebu and Wemonon will be caught. They needed to be caught in order for their robbing to be put to a stop. The evidence, “‘ He speaks the truth,’ she cried,’ Fetch soldiers, send them to the Valley! Make haste, make haste!”’ shows that stopping them was a necessity. The tomb would have been robbed of its riches, and the thieves would have been loose in the city. The guards will catch them, and they will be punished for their crimes against Egypt. …show more content…
When he says, “Aye, Majesty. If I had a donkey, I could cut papyrus stalks in the marshes and the donkey would carry them to the sailmaker’s for me, and the sailmaker would give me coppers to buy bread, and I could make myself a little house on the edge of the desert, and then I could be the pupil of Zau and then I would become rich and famous and someday perhaps I would make necklaces for your Majesty!” he means that he will get to choose what he does in life and not have to worry about Gebu stopping him from doing what he loves. He make his own decisions, and will not get beat for