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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…

For ages people have been thieving. They steal from another’s ideas, build off of their genuine thoughts only to make their work of literature come together and then call it an original piece. This is just the case in Beowulf, the first piece of British literature. Beowulf was most likely created by a Christian between the 7th and 10th century anno domini. This long work of literature was not originally written down but rather told orally. Because of this fact, many different individuals could…

The Epic of Gilgamesh narrates the story of the mighty king Gilgamesh and his military conquests. The aggrandizement of military authority fuels Gilgamesh’s pride and leads him to pursue nearly impossible quests. This story exemplifies the exaltation of military leadership within ancient societies throughout the world. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh represents many other characteristics of this time period such as patriarchy and the anxieties of the agro-urban revolution, this story definitively…

Mya A. Medeiros Ms. Toni Weeden Honors Senior English 13 November 2017 The Monster In the famous novel Frankenstein or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley, a young man known as Victor Frankenstein creates a gruesome monster. Due to the fame of the novel the monster in question is one of the most famous characters around the world. The monster is referred to as cruel, unkind and horrid. However, after reading the novel many people feel sympathy for the creature. In the monster’s defense, it…

1. Ordinary World The protagonist’s world before the story proper begins. The hero is shown against a background of home environment, family background, and personal history. This anchors the protagonist as a sympathetic person. Some kind of divide or schism in their life is pulling them in different directions and causing stress. 2. Call To Adventure The protagonist's adventure begins when they receive the call to action. This may present itself as a direct threat to personal safety, family…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, is to be identified that Victor and The Creature are found to have a distant relationship. Frankenstein created a Monster that was in need to be looked after, but decided it wasn’t necessary to. Victor felt sadness and depression after the creation of his Monster. Throughout this tragedy, Victor identifies his human like creation as a monster, creature, but does not name for the reason of not wanting to be attached to him. He later on faces the consequences and…

The English epic, Beowulf, though believed to be the story of the successes of one hero, really is a testament to the successes of the society that produced the hero. The ideals such as interlacing and comitatus that were so highly regarded by the society were the main factors in the successes of the Anglo Saxon people. The ideal of comitatus that permeates various aspects of Anglo Saxon society is indicative of the society in which a character such as Beowulf would have existed. Comitatus is a…

Human error is an eventuality, rather than a possibility, so during the course of one’s experience in society there is bound to be problems with other persons about many subjects, in many situations. From these problems arise arguments, and for those who argue rather than shy away, or submit, if not bypass, these arguments, a dilemma is faced because each person who argues seeks to succeed the challenge presented before him, or her, self. Whether one believes he, or she is righteous, and thus…

Loch ness monster sightings have counted up to 3,000 and are still growing. The first account of a lake monster was report-ed in the sixth century. Some say the Vikings were the first to ask about the creatures. Their mythology tells of “Water Horses” in the lochs of Scotland. In 1934 the word about the loch ness monster began to spread when a respected scientific writer Rupert Gould published a book called “The Loch Ness Monster and Others”. When the very first photograph of Nessie was taken…

The gothic novel Frankenstein emphasizes the substantial impact people in society have on an individual’s mentality, through the creature’s gradual fall into an abominable character as a result of his hostile environment and scarring interactions. The creature himself only becomes this repulsive monster we hear and read about because of his prolonged exposure to violence, neglect, and abuse throughout the novel during what would be considered the critical phases of his cognitive development,…