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Image Description This drawing, done by illustrator John Howe, shows Beowulf fighting against Grendel the giant. This image can be found here: http://www.john-howe.com/portfolio/gallery/details.php?image_id=2761. Appearances and Summary Beowulf appears in one required course reading, the myth that bears his name. • Beowulf, chapters 1-6 (WM 386-416), available in the Week 10 block Beowulf is the main character of his myth. When Grendel the giant begins sneaking into Heorot, the Danes’ mead-hall,…

All narratives refer to the art of storytelling, a sequence that is followed known as the Hero’s Journey. An example of a narrative that exhibits the Hero’s Journey is The Hobbit, a fictional novel written by J.R.R Tolkien about a Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, who goes on an enticing adventure. This essay will elucidate why tests, allies, and enemies, the sixth stage of the Hero’s Journey, more specifically the tests, is the most significant stage of the narrative, as the trials mold Bilbo into a…

What happens in the story? Summarize the plot (the gist of the happenings). In the story, the main character, at first known only as Quexana, whose mind is addled from spending all of his time reading fantasy stories, becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming a knight and going on chivalrous adventures. He gathers up his great grandfather’s old armor, renames Himself Don Quixote and his horse Rocinante, and sets out on his quest. He comes upon an inn, which he sees as a castle, where he…

Peter pan, who is a carefree boy, never grows up. Shown in Barrie’s story, Peter Pan lives in the Neverland which is a fantastic place separating from real life. The unconscientious boy always is naughty, arrogant and naïve, he never cares about other things or people except for himself. In his life, there are many interesting events as well as strange and eccentric things, thus he is too busy to observe all and remember everything. The reason why Peter Pan’s story is so popular is that no one…

The Camping Trip Beep! beep! beep!, whack! Ten minutes later, beep! beep! beep!, whack! Knock! Knock! knock! “It's time to get up Mark!” Mark's mom yells. “We’re going camping today remember? Springing out of bed Mark threw on his clothes grabbed his backpack and sprinted right past his mom. “Come on Mom we have to go!” Mark had totally forgotten about the camping trip. Mark loved going camping with his family, he loved going out in wide open spaces and hunting. This year, his dad had…

The dictionary definition of a symbol is, “a mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process.” In Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson, there are an unlimited amount of symbols and motifs. The book is an adventure novel, narrating a tale of pirates and treasure, it is typically considered a coming of age story. One of the main symbols is the map. Billy Bones is a character within the first of the novel and among his things, Jim and his mother…

and movie is The Ring and it is The One Ring of power. Lord of the Rings is a tale of good deeds that triumph over evil. It is also a story of power and corruption. The desire for absolute power is the main idea of The Lord of the Rings. The Ring acts as a symbol of evil that the author explores in his novel and is also represented by the directors in the movie. It represents power, and with that power it corrupts anyone that comes in contact with it. When Sauron forged The Ring, he infused his…

and go on an adventure. He witnesses that Gandalf was not lying and he encounters many hostile monsters. He discovers a golden ring which makes the user invisible (this comes in handy many times throughout the story). Eventually after confronting trolls, goblins, Wargs, and escapes on flying eagles, Bilbo is reunited with the dwarfs, and saves them by using the magical ring and sword to free them. The group overcomes challenges with elves, a dragon named Smaug and making a new friend (the archer…

Tolkien is credited with having the second best selling book series in the world. The series has sold over 150 million copies. The Two Towers is the second book of the Lord Of The Rings series. The book was published on November 11, 1954. The Silmarillion paints a bigger picture to the overall story of The Lord of the Rings; it goes more in depth into the lives of characters and the lands they inhabit. The Silmarillion was finished by Tolkien’s son, then he published it on September 15, 1977.…

In the Lord of the Flies, the beast represents the innate savagery and evil of mankind, which is shown in the characters as the novel progresses. The beast is ubiquitous throughout as a representation of the boy's' descent into savagery as Golding explores order versus chaos as the main theme of his novel. Golding's inspiration for the beast would be drawn from his resentment at what he saw of people's capability to harm each other during his time in service in WW2. He gradually began to see all…