“You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world ...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices,” says John Green. The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw, tells a story about Ranofer, who is initially weak and eventually courageous . In the beginning Ranofer, a small boy, has to live with brutal and selfish half brother Gebu, due to his father’s death. Gebu sends Ranofer and Ibni, a sneaky Babylonian, to work at Rekh the goldsmith’s shop. Ranofer dreamed to be a goldsmith like his father Thutra, but he had to be a porter while Ibni was sneaking gold in his wineskins and sending them to Gebu. Soon Ranofer realizes this and sends his new friend Heqet to complain to Rekh , but to Ranofer’s surprise when Ibni was fired so was Ranofer and he was
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“I should trust him, Ranofer argued with himself. I trusted him before, about the wineskins, and think how he stood by me then. He knows how to keep his tongue from flapping. His father taught him, and he proved it was so." This shows that Ranofer cares and has friendship because he knows Heqet is trustworthy.
Ranofer had followed Gebu and Wenamon to the tombs and reported them to Queen Tiy, also he told them about the golden goblet. He raised his eyes to the probing, fierce ones of the queen. "Majesty," he whispered, " it was your father's oaken staff." There was an instant of profound stillness. Then the queen's hands slid from his shoulders and flew up to cover her face. "He speaks truth!" she cried. Fetch solider, send them to the Valley! Make haste, make haste!"(240)This shows Ranofer’s loyalty, for his country and the queen.
Ranofer shows that he has a lot of determination He shows that his friendship and loyalty he accomplishes any task. Do not think that everything in the world occurs just by magic you have to work for it and accomplish
“I should trust him, Ranofer argued with himself. I trusted him before, about the wineskins, and think how he stood by me then. He knows how to keep his tongue from flapping. His father taught him, and he proved it was so." This shows that Ranofer cares and has friendship because he knows Heqet is trustworthy.
Ranofer had followed Gebu and Wenamon to the tombs and reported them to Queen Tiy, also he told them about the golden goblet. He raised his eyes to the probing, fierce ones of the queen. "Majesty," he whispered, " it was your father's oaken staff." There was an instant of profound stillness. Then the queen's hands slid from his shoulders and flew up to cover her face. "He speaks truth!" she cried. Fetch solider, send them to the Valley! Make haste, make haste!"(240)This shows Ranofer’s loyalty, for his country and the queen.
Ranofer shows that he has a lot of determination He shows that his friendship and loyalty he accomplishes any task. Do not think that everything in the world occurs just by magic you have to work for it and accomplish