The Golden Goblet By Eloise Jarvis Mcgraw

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In the novel The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw entertains with the story of a young boy named Ranofer who lived in ancient egypt, with his abusive brother Gebu who deprives him of being a goldsmith and forces him to be a stonecutter. The most important event of the story is when Ranofer trapped Gebu and his friend in the pyramid in the act of stealing items, because of this Ranofer was able to reshape his life after getting the guards to get them, Ranofer can also be the apprentice of the master of masters Zau. He also got a donkey to help him with his new life by carrying papyrus to the sailmakers, and lastly Ranofer gets to be happy alongside of his friends.

One of the reasons this is the most important event is because Ranofer can be a goldsmith apprentice alongside of Zau who is the master goldsmith of the town this is possible because of this ‘’And tell Zau the goldsmith that the first necklace that made by the hands of his new pupil must belong to one but Queen Tiy’’ this supports the statement that Ranofer got to be Zaus pupil because the queen told him to go to Zau and this is what Ranofer said ‘’I have done as you told me, I have reshaped my life as you told me’’

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