the Story of the Grail

the Code of Chivalry was born with the rise of King Arthur and his Knights. Scholar Chantry Westwell states, “The epic tales of King Arthur’s court, of chivalry, courtly love and the quest for the Holy Grail are some of the most captivating and poignant of all European fiction,”(Westwell). The stories of King Arthur are known around the world and have been told for centuries. These tales…

bridge of his nose as he sits behind his desk in room 302 of Colbourn Hall grading a student-written essay. A copy of “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” sits to the right of him, while the 25th Anniversary edition of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” rests to the left. “He joined UCF in 2001 and has accomplished more during his time here than anyone I know,” said Dr. Barry Mauer, a friend and professor of English. “He was promoted and…

despite their accolades and high praise, these athletes are not invincible. They do not come without their own flaws as human beings. When all is said and done, they are regular people, just like you and me. In Bernard Malamud’s novel The Natural, the story of baseball player Roy Hobbs’s career is uncovered, and readers are given a glimpse of the drastic difference between society’s…

“Greasy Lake” Greasy Lake written by T. Coraghessan Boyle is the tale of a young man completely living a life full of rebellion and loving it. He is brought to reality and the consequences of attempting to live the ‘bad life’. As the story starts to end, we see him broken by his actions and gets a real look into what the bad life brings. Boyle’s main character and his two friends are looking to be the bad kids with a “we don’t give a shit about anything” attitude (Boyle 1233). The main character…

start of the journey, I had no premonition this trip could have changed my life. My parents look back on the pilgrimage as what strengthened their faith, on the contrary, I remember it as what destroyed mine. To others in my caravan it was the holy grail. The center of true worship was separated into three locations, one in the heart of Brooklyn. Their relationship with New York was complicated, as the history of the religion coincided largely with the city’s. However, there was always a…

Slapstick comedy, That may bring to mind the Three Stooges or Charlie Chaplin. Slapstick is often thought of as a low humor style of comedy filled with farce and a touch of animated violence. And yet, that doesn't tell the whole story and slapstick is much older than you might think. Slapstick comedy is primarily a physical kind of comedy based around pratfalls and mild comic violence, smacks in the head, pokes in the eyes, people falling down, etc. While it is often thought of as low comedy,…

Title: The Lonely Soul Poet: Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe Literature: Ghanian Literature Theme: The poem revolves around loneliness and being alone Point of View: The poet used the first person point of view Plot Summary: At first the speaker talked about the woman he met, a woman just by herself, fooling herself just to conceal the pain she feels inside. The speaker also talked about a man who is also with sorrow, and just like the woman, living with pain and loneliness brought by having no…

American author Scott Fitzgerald; however, do people really know the narrator of the story and why the author decided to use Nick Carraway instead of Jay Gatsby himself to tell the story? Another question that arises is, what is the central theme of the story? In the novel The Great Gatsby, Scott Fitzgerald decided to use Nick Carraway as the narrator of the story instead Jay Gatsby. Many other authors like to tell the story through the protagonist; however, Scott Fitzgerald decided to separate…

In the story “Araby,” the author James Joyce presents the feelings of a boy who senses a severe regret of not taking the chances to express his love, and how he ultimately becomes a victim of his own vanity. It is generally agreed that communication plays a significant role in improving human relationship. With that being said, some people refrain themselves from talking to the person whom they feel they should talk and start imagining that something wonderful will happen. For Instance, I once…

The power of a good story is immeasurable. Writing can make a one laugh, cry, or invoke deep thought. But what makes a good tale? There are the basic literary elements: plot, characters, and setting but the best of stories have something special. The best of stories transport the reader into a world other than their own with people and adventures they’ve never experienced. So many writers are capable of this, some of the more prominent being J.K Rowling, J.R.R Tolkien, and C.S Lewis just to name…