Violence In Ursula K. Le Guin's A Wizard Of Earthsea

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1. In Ursula K. Le Guin’s novel, A Wizard of Earthsea, the theme of violence is portrayed through the shadow, Ged, and the dragons.

In Ray Bradbury’s novel, Fahrenheit 451, the theme of violence is portrayed through the war, the firefighters and the society.
2. “For he hungered to learn, to gain power” (Le Guin). Le Guin has Ged saying this near the beginning of the novel to show that Ged really wants to gain supremacy over others. This is emphasized later in the novel when he attempts to impress the girl by summoning the dead. It is also expressed when he tries to show up his rival, Jasper by summoning the dead again. This results in the death of the Archmage of Roke which exemplifies the theme of violence.
“The boy could not speak, but he

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