Who Is Ged In A Wizard Of Earthsea

In A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le. Guin, the main character, Ged, is a young wizard who makes a pernicious mistake that takes a great deal of maturity to undo. To begin, Ogion, becomes Ged’s mentor and tries to teach him the importance of imbalance, and make Ged a knowledgeable wizard. Unfortunately, Ged is impatient with Ogion, so he relocates to the school of Roke. Ged vigorously learns magic, and is overly-driven to defeat his adversary: Jasper. However, without the understanding of imbalance, Ged summons a spirit. Suddenly, a dark shadow thrashes at Ged and he is badly injured. After this childish decision, Ged realizes that his impulsive behavior is keeping him from becoming a successful wizard. Therefore, he matures and completes
After conquering the shadow, Ged becomes one of the most powerful wizards in Earthsea, and lives a happy and fulfilling life. First, Ged is impatient with Ogion, and believes that Ogion isn’t capable of teaching him in a timely manner, and as a result, Ged’s decision to go to Roke stunts his maturity. Lastly, Ged ignores the relevance of imbalance during his studies at Roke, resulting in him becoming short-tempered and causes a halt in his maturation. To begin, Ged is impatient with Ogion, and goes to Roke instead of learning from his Master, which stunts his maturity. In the story, Ged follows Ogion in the rain for many days unsure of why his Master will not say a spell to set the storm aside. Both Ogion and the young boy sleep in the rain and walk through the wilderness in silence.
When Ged arrives at the school of Roke with a dark shadow lagging behind him, waiting for another chance to latch to Ged. At Roke, Ged meets two boys: Vetch and Jasper. As soon as they meet, Ged feels as if Jasper is patronizing him, and Ged immediately despises him. Day by day, Jasper teases Ged, and he fuels Ged to become a better wizard. He becomes hungry for power and knowledge. Others in Roke witness that Ged “was the quickest student that had ever been at Roke,” (57). This is the first clue that Ged thrives on the idea of making Jasper look like a fool. He believes he can do so by quickly learning every word, every spell, and every trick in the book to demolish Jasper’s reputation. Furthermore,“Jasper stood alone as his rival, who must be put to shame” (49). Unfortunately, as a result of rushing through his studies, Ged forgets to look beyond the satisfaction of humiliating Jasper and understand the importance of imbalance once again. If Ged didn’t feel obligated to study feverishly around the clock, he would realize that the world can be thrown off balance very easily with detrimental consequences. Ged would have understood that casting a spell such as the one he uses to bring back a spirit from the underworld, is considered evil, dark magic, that will require Ged “To stay. To learn. To undo…the evil…” (71). When Ged