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The Generous Sinners: A Comparison Between Elton John and the Franklin “Every age is a Canterbury pilgrimage; we all pass on, each sustaining one or other of these characters” (Blake), said William Blake, celebrated 18th century English poet. In reference to the father of English literature, Geoffrey Chaucer’s most celebrated writing, The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer develops a mental model about all of the characters in the literature and describes each character in detail. Three centuries later,…

power caused the scorge of Heorot that had been dealing out sorrow and pain to the inhabitants of the hall to feel overpowered and defeated in battle for the first time since he had began haunting the building. Not only did Beowulf defeat the wicked creature that had killed so many before his battle with Grendel, he accomplished this feat without the use of backup, or even a weapon. The tenacity and physical prowess of Beowulf is evident in his conquering of the vile monstrosity Grendel.…

Edition of the Lord of the Rings that “[The book’s] sources are things long before in my mind, or in some cases already written, and little or nothing in it is modified by the war that began 1939 or its sequels. The real war does not resemble the legendary war in its process or its conclusion” (XVI). Just like Tolkien stated, the Lord of the Rings has nothing to do with World War two allegorically. What is so closely important to the war is the theme of The lord of the Rings. There is no glory…

the Minotaur was created. Poseidon gave the ruler of Crete, King Midas, an amazing bull, intended for sacrifice. King Midas could not bear to kill such a fantastic evening creature. Poseidon, in a wrath, caused King Midas’s daughter, Princess Pasiphae, to fall in love with the mighty beast. She later gave birth to the legendary, half-bull and half-man, Minotaur (Gill 8). The Jews stayed under the rule of Persia for about 200 years. A king from Macedonia, Alexander the Great, conquered the…

In the movie Beowulf and Grendel the hero Beowulf is a modern version of what we as people picture a self-reliant. In Beowulf the Anglo-Saxon epic, the stories interpretation of what Anglo-Saxons believe was a way to earn one’s free will, make a name for oneself, and choose one's fate. Beowulf exists as one of the only characters in the book and movie who face the reality of trying to become his own person and having to live with the fact that until he becomes great he will live in his father's…

Thura stood at the end of the great jagged chasm. The young orc’s powerful hand instinctively tightened on the ax as she sought in vain a way across. Thick and muscular of limb and torso, the orc was a skilled fighter despite barely being of adult years. Yet now her broad, rough-hewn features twisted into something more childlike, more fearful, as she ran back and forth without success in her search. Her wide, tusked mouth frowned. Thura shook her head and murmured a wordless protest. Her heavy…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s story “The Great Gatsby” was centered on the 1920s. He portrays idealism, money, excesses, division in social classes and the illusion to start again. The story is told from Nick Carraway’s point of view and it tells the story of Jay Gatsby. During the story Fitzgerald introduces different characters and the ideals that they represent. All the characters had different ideals, but in the end they were all ruled by society .Society’s influence can be mostly seen in the…

Food is an energizer, food is culture, food is sharing and it can be an expression of love. Literature uses food in many different ways because it is something that any reader can connect with immediately. Everyone knows different cultures have different foods, so authors can put their heroes in situations where they eat odd foods to express a drastic cultural change. Authors can build trust between their hero and other characters by having them share food, just as they can easily build tension…

While upon first glance her corpus seems to be filled with elementary age written material- one word titles such as “Poppies”, “Ponds”, and “Daisies”, and seemingly undersized poems- Mary Oliver’s sharp observation of the natural world and all it’s inhabitants allows her to transcend and creatively tackle some of the toughest topics to pen, such as death and the meaning of life, in a way that allows readers of every age to grapple with and discern her conclusions. Many of her poems captured in…

in difficult situations. Beowulf, written during the Anglo-Saxon time period, depicts the perfect example of the epic hero through the main character. Beowulf is considered an ideal model due to the characteristics given to the protagonist. The legendary warrior, Beowulf, accepted fatalism and accomplished significant tasks in order to save others from malevolent forces. His inclination to want to aid others and his commendable reputation makes him the embodiment of an idol for his people.…