Have you ever seen the movie E.T? Or read the book The Odyssey? Well in these two texts‚ apparent archetypes are seen. The archetype of facing adversity is seen in both the Odyssey and the film E.T.: the Extra-Terrestrial. In these texts‚ these challenges they face make it hard for them to reach their goal and finish their journey. In E.T.‚ the scientists prevented E.T.‚ the hero‚ from finishing his journey and going home. These scientists invaded Elliot‚ the helper’s‚ house. They set up a medical
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material possessions. A quote from the poem to model this is‚ "...I blest His name that gave and took‚ That laid my goods now in the dust. Yea‚ so it was‚ and so ’twas just. It was His own‚ it was not mine..." The basic gist of the poem is a puritan ’s house catches fire and burns to the ground. From the quote you can see that even in the most dangerous and traumatic events‚ Puritans still were very faithful. Bradstreet also states material possessions are all properties of God and are irrelevant in
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Connected text Study For my connected text study I have chosen to compare and contrast Cinderella and Cinderella story. There are many versions Of Cinderella and the one I have chosen seems to be the most common‚ it has been edited by Andrew Lang and published by David McKay 1948. "Cinderella" is a classic story‚ told and retold for generations. There are variations of the story in nearly every culture‚ and many modern adaptations. One of the most recent and spotlighted offspring of "Cinderella"
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What is an Epic Simile? An Epic simile‚ also referred to as Homeric simile‚ shows a similarity on an elaborate level between two subjects that is described in many lines of poetry. In Homer’s epic‚ The Iliad‚ he uses a number of similes to foreshadow what is to come‚ “to glorify them (characters) and sometimes merely to call attention to them” (Shipp)‚ or battle scenes. In the passage provided‚ Homer compares the battle between the Achaeans and Trojans with conflicts that occur in nature. These
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The Importance of Greek Mythology and Homer’s Epic Poems By: Ashley Allen “Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks‚ concerning their gods and heroes‚ the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. Modern scholars referred to the myths and studied them in an attempt to shed light on the religious and political institutions of ancient Greece and‚ in general‚ on the ancient Greek civilization.” (citation) Mythical narration played a very large‚ and
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In The Odyssey an epic poem by Homer‚ Odysseus goes on a twenty year voyage which includes the Trojan War when a sea nymph named Kalypso holds Odysseus captive. During this trip Odysseus meets a lot of new people and when he meets these new people they treat him like he is family‚ this concept is known as hospitality. In this epic poem this theme is constantly shown by some of the main characters and other characters too. Most forms of hospitality are good but at times there is also bad hospitality
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The epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is a potentially true story about a Sumerian king named Gilgamesh who ruled around 2600 BCE. One thing we learn from the story is the Sumerian value system as it relates to their leaders. Gilgamesh possessed qualities in which the Sumerians placed great value. He was a brave king‚ a wise king and a strong king‚ all traits that were important to the Sumerian people. He was also described as quite beautiful‚ which appeared to be important to the Sumerian
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media tycoons to be the first producers of a film with the latest technology. With the advance and formation of newer equipment‚ stories have been reformatted to include the more novel‚ astounding special effects. With the movie Frankenstein itself; when it first came out in 1910‚ it was a mute‚ black-and-white phenomenon. 21 years later‚ voice technology was the reason for Frankenstein to resurface. Yet again‚ in 1994‚ once high-quality colour films and famous actors could be used‚ the movie was
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Ophelia just tells him. The only real issue with the movie is the absence of Fortinbras. He is a pretty important character‚ but I believe his part was cut from the film because his part is not a very necessary part in the play‚ and one can still understand the whole of the story without Fortinbras. But in the play‚ the ghost of Hamlet ’s father appears dressed in armor‚ as if ready for battle‚ and Horatio says it must be a sign about their preparation for war. The whole element of war in the play is
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character that embodies both strengths and weaknesses‚ which makes him an epic hero. The Odyssey‚ by Homer is the epic story of Odysseus’ adventures from The Trojan War to Ithaca. For ten years he endures human weakness‚ battling with the gods and a number of obstacles in order to reclaim his kingdom. It is Odysseus’ epic heroic traits that enable him to be successful. The three traits that Odysseus displays to make him an epic hero are leadership‚ balance of reason over emotion‚ and hubris. Odysseus
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