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For every positive or negative action, there is an equal reaction. In the novel Holes by Louis Sachar, protagonist Stanley Yelnats undergoes an arduous journey brought about by the actions of his ancestors. Because of the karma of the Yelnats family, the Walker family, and Hector Zeroni, Stanley Yelnats IV fulfills his destiny of going to Camp Green Lake and bringing his family out of poverty. To begin, Stanley’s superstitious beliefs, fostered by his family’s stories of an alleged curse,…

In the novel Dawn, author Elie Wiesel writes an interesting story about a young man just eighteen years of age named Elisha. In the hopes to find asylum after the Americans liberated Buchenwald, he arrives in Paris to start over and attend the Sorbonne to study philosophy. As fate would have it, there’s a knock on the door, before him stands a young man, Gad. Though there’s a calmness in the way he speaks, Elisha is still uncomfortable. Oddly, as the conversation continues, Elisha discovers Gad…

Everyone associates a hero in a cape saving someone from a dangerous situation, right? Well, in this circumstance, this hero is wearing a cloth, winged sandals and an invisibility helmet going to save his mother from marrying. I believe that Perseus is the hero because he had to perform a nearly impossible task despite knowing it was in hopes that he would be killed, with a little help he brought back medusa’s head to the king and finally he killed the king. He didn’t do this just for him, he…

Culture, a key component of every society, is one of the few aspects that drastically changes throughout the world. The Babylonian culture, in which The Epic of Gilgamesh by Stephen Mitchell was written, is one of unique value and power. The Epic of Gilgamesh, a historical poem, illustrates the Mesopotamian cultural beliefs about the gods, death, and women. Mesopotamian people display devotion to the gods because they are powerful. The gods control all life. Enkidu and Gilgamesh exchange…

Wieland: Insanity Theme The Romantic Period of literature introduced elements of horror, such as the theme of insanity. An example of a novel from this time period with insanity as the theme is Wieland, or the Transformation by Charles Brockden Brown. Prominent elements within Wieland that indicate insanity are voices being heard, family history of mental illness, and an incoherent narrator. Nearly all of the five main characters in Wieland are shown to be suffering from mental illness.…

Lit Essay Tori Vallone Everyone loves the story of a tragic hero, in the pearl kino is the tragic hero. In John Steinbeck's the pearl there are many archetypes. Some examples of archetypes in this book are Kino as the tragic hero , Juana as the ally , and the doctor as the dark shadow. By the time you have read this essay you will know that the many archetypes are used to show stronger relationships between the characters. The first archetype I will be…

Five People with Huge Consequences How can one person make a difference? In the Greek dramatist Sophocles’ play Antigone, After the war of Eteocles and Polynices, Creon ends up becoming king because the two brothers killed each other. While he was king he decided to bury Eteocles and not Polynices, which angered Antigone because she thought it was immoral. In William Shakespeare’s tragedy Julius Caesar, A group of conspirators plan to kill Caesar after they kill Caesar, Antony and Octavius…

In The Odyssey, Homer writes of Odysseus, a good leader. Odysseus does make mistakes, for example when he leaves Ismarus he says, “I sacked the city, killed the men” and then he takes the riches and wives as plunder (9. 46-47). In this situation Odysseus acts similar to a pirate and goes against the Greek value of order. Also, when Eurylochus and the crew asks to land on the island of the Sun God’s cattle Odysseus says, “I’m one against all, the upper hand is yours” even though this island is…

Have you ever had to form an army and steal a piece of golden fleece? Well let me tell you about a man who has. In this paper I will be telling you events before the Argonauts, the journey to get the Golden Fleece, and the end of Jason’s story. Jason’s story starts when he was a young boy living in ancient Greece. As a baby Jason was sent to live with the centaur Chiron. His uncle Pelias murdered Jason’s father, Aeson, the king of Iolcus. Lolus was a pretty big town in ancient Greece, it…

Mentor A mentor or guide is an individual who serves as a teacher to the initiate or hero. Throughout Star Wars A New Hope, Obi-Wan Kenobi acts as a guide for Luke Skywalker. Luke’s home was destroyed, leaving him alone with no family. Obi-Wan Kenobi takes Luke under his wing and pushes Luke to cross the threshold to save Princess Leia. Obi-Wan teaches Luke about the force and gives him information about his father during their journey, which guides Luke to become a hero. Obi-Wan Kenobi is a…