Earthsea

is not primarily focused on ancient myths, but the elements from the hero’s journey is also shared with modern stories. Such modern stories that display the hero’s journey are The Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin and Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. The protagonists, Ged from The Wizard of Earthsea and Harry from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, share similar characteristics in Joseph Campbell’s monomyth on walking the path of a hero. Both individuals show their unique powers…

The central theme of the Matrix is Neo's (Mr. Andersons) self-discovery and heroic journey as “the One” (often suggested by characters in the movie); the theme reminiscent of the challenges the character Ged in the story A Wizard of Earthsea took upon. Interestingly, though the movie was intended for a younger audience within a Sci-Fi community, the movie resonated with many others; such as those with a religious background, those within a gothic underground culture, and even those of…

I have loved to read for as long as I can remember. My parents spent a lot of time reading to me when I was little and it didn’t take me long to teach myself to read on my own. Throughout my elementary school years, I spent most of my time reading. As I got older, I began to gain other responsibilities and interests which left me with less time for literary escape. Books, however, have always remained precious to me and the time I spend reading is never unpleasant nor wasted. I believe that…

The essay focuses on the fear of the author that books like Harry Potter "- derivative, thematically inconsistent and stylistically flawed -" (Pennington 93) will shape the reading parameters and the aesthetic taste of the masses. After a brief introduction where Pennington reports a series of enthusiastic reviews of the saga, he argues that Harry Potter is "failed fantasy" (Pennington 78) and J.K. Rowling is incapable of abiding to the rules of fantasy literature. Firstly, Pennington claims…