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J.R.R. Tolkien was an English novelist, poet, and professor best known for his works of high fantasy such as “The Hobbit”, “The Lord of the Rings”, and “The Silmarillion”. Tolkien never expected his works to become popular, seeing that he wrote the stories for his young children. By complete accident, The Hobbit became popular enough among children and adults that many began to plead for a sequel. The Hobbit; a fantasy tale published in 1937, was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a…

According to Aristotle, a tragic hero is a person with noble status who processes greatness. The tragic hero ought to incur tragedy as a result of the mistake he had made; the mistake is either knowingly or unwittingly. Some characteristics of a tragic hero are that his fate is doomed from the beginning. The tragic hero discovers his destiny by his actions, he is usually a leader, and his suffering always has a purpose, his downfall is due to excessive pride, and a tragic flaw is what often…

In the recent discussions about Socrates in The Apology, a controversial issue has been whether Socrates should be considered Man Thinking, as termed by Emerson. On one hand, some argue that because Socrates was unable to use his ideas to act and become powerful in his time, he cannot be considered Man Thinking. From this perspective, Socrates is not Man Thinking because he only thought but did not act upon his ideas, being more like the scholar than Man Thinking. On the other hand, however,…

different parts of India. In the folktale, there is a snake who assumes the form of the prince enters the palace and woos the beautiful princess. When the prince comes to know about it, he gets the snake killed. The wife then sets him a riddle. If he fails to answer the riddle, he is to die. In some tales, the snake takes revenge on the man. In Karnad’s play, it sacrifices itself for the happy life of Rani and Appanna. The play dramatizes man’s attitude to woman in a patriarchal society,…

instincts take charge during his adventure leading to his traits becoming more apparent. Of course, Gandalf had awakened these traits and pushed Bilbo to become more than what met the eye of the dwarves. Bilbo fought enemies, made wild escapes, told many riddles, and made many friends. There is a quote that goes along with Bilbo's adventure, it comes from a very famous movie that was adored by children years ago, it states, "You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter…

For the longest time, the possibility of achieving the American dream has been debated over several different-minded individuals. In an article defining the American dream, James Truslow Adams stated “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone…[and all people] should be able to attain the fullest stature of which they are innately capable...regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position (“What is the American Dream?” 1). This dream is…

for themselves as others. As discussed by Dr. Twesigye, myth is the primary basis and collective language or medium of a religion, with the language being spoke in stories, symbolism, proverbs, images, and riddles (Myth as the Foundation of Society). These stories, proverbs, images, and riddles differ throughout the cultures and provide different meanings to each culture. The exact role of myth to each individual and each society is dependent upon the myth and the cultural system at which the…

For the purpose of this essay, I will be speaking about Mieke Bal’s theory of narratology and applying the theory to a piece of narrative culture. The piece I've chosen to speak about is the movie ‘Se7en’. It was produced in 1995 , it is filmed in an unnamed american city and director of the movie is David Fincher. I have chosen to focus on the final scene and the sequence in which the narrative is told. Bal’s theory helps to decipher, understand and evaluate narratives. Bal breaks narrative…

Food, Power, and Resistance in the Andes: Exploring Quechua Verbal and Visual Narratives is a study by Alison Krogel that analyzes the food-landscapes that are present in different Andean art forms. She states that “This book is about the relationship between food, cooks, and power in the Andes. More precisely, it explores the ways in which indigenous female cooks use their roles as food preparers, marketers, or purveyors to access otherwise elusive socioeconomic (and sometimes political) power…

The 12th of July. 1925, Mrs. Eleanor Curley (26) was found recklessly murdered by a mentally ill ranch laborer, at Tyler ranch, owned by her father-in-law. It was reported that the unfortunate woman was found with a broken neck under a bunch of hay. According to the police officers, Lennie ran away after committing the crime. Later that evening, the main suspect, Lennie Small, was found dead nearby a lake, not far away from the actual crime scene. To reveal the motive behind both murders, the…