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    the paradigmatic shifts of its context. Contemporaries like Angela Carter‚ reinforcing or challenging societal values or constructs‚ subvert fairytale archetypes to educate on social progression; through literary discourses such as post-modernism and feminism. In Carter’s ‘The Company of Wolves’ (1979) the blurring of the wolf or hunter archetype exemplifies the modernisation of the classic fairytale‚ ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Carter subverts traditional and polarising notions of good versus evil

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    Thanh Huynh Mr.Harris Period 2A 21 November 2013 Essay #5 In the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ there are many themes introduced in the first several books including manhood and loyalty. The first several books show us these themes through the hero entering the journey and realizing morals and ideas throughout the introduction.By doing this‚themes and main points are revealed and are easier to identify for the rest of the story‚ and the characters‚ plot‚ and actions introduced in the first

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    Iliad and Odyssey

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    cinema of a certain era. The epic poems‚ The Iliad and Odyssey‚ give scholars and historians an idea how the Ancient Greek lived their everyday lives. By reading the two "novels‚" the reader is able to experience the three thousand years old society of Homer. The various similarities between our society and the societies depicted in the Iliad and the Odyssey are surprising profuse. To name a few: the superfluous violence in Iliad and Odyssey‚ the characterization of Odysseus‚ the obscure use of

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    The Archetype of a Noble Savage The definition of a noble savage is a primitive human representing natural goodness and simplicity when not encumbered by civilization. When born‚ humans are naturally good. We are naturally benevolent and compassionate creatures and it is only through the corruption from society and others do we become immoral. The Monster consistently displays this trait by doing noble things‚ but by the influence of society he becomes evil and malicious. Therefore‚ the idea

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    Sacrifice In The Odyssey

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    How is it possible to connect with an epic poem written 2800 years ago? Well in the scene that is going to get analyzed in the essay it will. In lines 167 to 215 of The Odyssey‚ Penelope is in denial about Odysseus returning home. She does not believe that it is him standing in front of her. So the reader sees Penelope question trying to get the mysterious man to fail‚ but hoping oh so much that he will pass and be her one true love‚ Odysseus. To begin the gods clearly want Penelope to accept that

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    Religion in the Odyssey

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    Religion of the Odyssey Without religion in Homer’s The Odyssey‚ The Odyssey would not be what it is. The entire tale is based around history and religion. In Greek mythology the gods are backstabbing and have relations with humans‚ Homer’s society is affected not only but these relationships but also by the unpredictable nature of the gods. The interrelation of the gods is one of a backstabbing nature. The gods go behind each others back to do what they feel is best. Speaking of Odysseus Zeus

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    Homer's The Odyssey

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    Homer’s epic poem‚ The Odyssey has portrayed the history of religion‚ traditions‚ war‚ family values‚ and the integrity of the ancient Greek culture. Like other ancient societies‚ their cultural traits could be recognized through their literary works‚ such as the Odyssey. Lewis Jewsbury stated that Homer’s writings were of great importance for the Greeks during seventh century BC‚ and his stories were regarded as authentic narratives of their past‚ which their written past history was destroy from

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    Characters In The Odyssey

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    “Love‚ Loyalty/honesty‚ Trust‚ perseverance‚ cleverness‚ and braveness” these are some characteristics of the characters in the movie “the odyssey”. “The Odyssey” when I heard the title‚ there’s only one thing that comes into my mind “interesting”‚ that’s why I’m so excited to watch it. Odyssey is an amazing movie that I’ve watched; it is full of “adventure‚ romance‚ and humor”. Also this movie is about Greek gods and goddesses. “Odysseus” name of the main character of this movie. Odysseus is a

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    The Odyssey

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    Ave Maris Stella Ave Maris Stella is composed by Guillaume Dufay. He was born in approximately 1398 and died in about 1474. He was known as the innovator of the 15th century during the renaissance. When he was younger he was brought up as a choirboy in the Cambrai cathedral. That is also where he spend majority of his time. In about 1420 he was ordained a priest. From then on he got a degree and was appointed to many important and influential positions in the church. He traveled to many different

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    our literary works‚ such as The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki. The Odyssey and The Ramayana of Valmiki are two of the world’s earliest works of literature‚ so old in fact‚ they started out as oral traditions. These two epics have much in common‚ despite the fact that there is a thousand years of history and thousands of miles of geography separating them. They each recount a hero’s journey to reclaim their lost kingdom‚ and ultimately their wives. The Odyssey is the story about Odysseus‚

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