In this assignment‚ we had to read “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien and “How to Read Literature like a Professor” by Thomas C. Foster. Once both books were read‚ we had to take at least one archetype and compare it to the events in the book. “The Hobbit” tells of lonely Bilbo Baggins that enjoys his peaceful life. He is convinced to go on an adventure with the wizard Gandalf and the thirteen dwarves to steal back the dwarves’ treasure from Smaug the dragon. Throughout the story‚ the group goes through
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which he believes is a better match than Medea. Later‚ Medea gives Jason a gift to give to the daughter of Creon. But that gift is poisoned and it leads to the death of Creon’s daughter‚ Glauce. In the play‚ Medea‚ the protagonist is Medea. The characters at the beginning of the play talk about Medea and discuss about her sadness. Euripides uses characterization in order to create the deeper effect of the attitude of Medea when she is revealed. The Nurse in the play talks about Medea at the beginning
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all try to fix them—but often all too late. This is no exception for Creon‚ king of Thebes. However‚ while we can usually move on‚ Creon is forced to suffer for the rest of his life. He is more tragic than Antigone or Oedipus‚ as he is a dynamic character‚ trying to change and make amends‚ yet fails miserably‚ and is the only one in the end without a means to escape his enormous suffering. Creon‚ letting his pride in justice hinder his good sense‚ sentenced Antigone the punishment of living the
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In the short story “The Storm” by Kate Chopin‚ the main character Calixta is a wife and mother who appears to be unhappy and restless in her marriage and commits adultery. Calixta is able to fulfill her sexual desires with another man and does not feel guilty about it. Some readers may say that Calixta’s attitude on having an affair is selfish and most readers will not identify with the main character but may know characters that have Calixta’s mentality. Readers first get a glimpse of Calixta
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A thirteen year old boy named Brian who crashes and lands in the Canadian and has to survive on his own. Brian didn’t know what to do when he crashed. Brian accomplished a lot of things after he like‚ how to make his own shelter( (pg.130)‚ how to kill a rabbit with his own bow (pg.138) and many other things. Brian went threw a lot things like‚ he cut himself because‚ he saw a plane had fly away‚ so he let the fire go out that was burning and didn’t even eat he also tried to kill himself by cutting
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Regardless to the fact Lennie is considered one of the principle characters in ‘Of Mice and Men’‚ he is arguably the least exciting. Throughout the novel he seems to be the same person as on the first pages‚ enduring no development‚ growth or significant changes. His character is very simple‚ in most scenes he is in‚ it is reinforced that he is very strong‚ he enjoys petting soft things and is devoted to George and the American Dream‚ that he and George will someday own a farm. It is this simplicity
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“palor” once she realized this she self-corrected immediately. I asked her how she knew it was wrong and she said‚ “Because the book is right there‚ I checked and I was wrong.” I thought that was amazing that she was able to self-correct the way she did! She chose the puffin as her animal. To my surprise she spelled it correctly with no help. I know Adele has been reading a few books with puffins in it‚ so maybe she remembered the spelling. He picture matches her sentence‚ everything is spelled
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whom he perceives as a danger to his marriage. The narrator in this story is a good example of an anti-hero showing negative characteristics while never actually being a bad guy. This gives the idea that he is very humanistic character. That being said‚ he is a flawed character who is just trying to please his wife while not giving up what he wants. In the end he realizes that he can have both revealing a very enlighten experience. Over the entire story the narrator is confronted with different moments
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It is perhaps uplifting to have a teenage heroine who purges her precious hair because it gets in her way living in a world of teens obsessed with their self-image. Kristin Cashore’s unconventional and engrossing first novella‚ “Graceling‚” has such a heroine. Katsa is hard-hitting‚ stubborn‚ beautiful‚ and consumed by unrelenting ethical concerns. She is particularly serious; one could say she lacks a sense of humor. The story is set in a rich fantasy world where children born with extreme aptitudes
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forkful of clever boys’ ”-Hudson (Gladwell 84). An IQ threshold suggests that after a certain amount a higher IQ does not correlate to success. This introduces the aspect of individual merit into success in regards to hard work. Until reading this book I have believed my successes to be a culmination of my own efforts. As a senior in high school me and two of my peers put together an art exhibit known as The Creators in which around 40 high school artists works were published. The event was
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