‘Everything not forbidden is compulsory’ as wrote by the 20th-century writer‚ T.H. White in his Arthurian novel‚ The Once and Future King‚ displaying the authoritative rule of many totalitarian governments. Totalitarianism has been a central theme in many notable dystopian novels such as Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Ray Bradbury’s‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and John Wyndham’s‚ The Chrysalids. Perhaps the reason why totalitarianism is featured heavily throughout literature is perhaps because these
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This was tragic and heart breaking‚ but his brother’s death was the turning point for August. His event was his inspiration to stay off the streets and become extremely focused on his music. Augusts’ unique voice caught the attention of NNTME MuCo. Once signed with noontime August moved to Atlanta‚ Georgia. With August becoming the next big thing and living his biggest dreams who knows where he’ll end up five years from
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Expanding my Mind The romance novel‚ "The Once and Future King"‚ contains several major humanistic themes. Its central theme throughout the entire book is Arthur’s exploration of human nature regarding power and justice‚ as he tries to suppress the widespread "might is right" attitude. Through the transformations Merlyn provided Wart‚ I was able to develop my own attitude toward the subject of war. The antiwar theme became most prevalent in the chapters where Merlyn morphs Wart into different
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T. H. White’s The Once and Future King is one of the most complete and unique portrayals of the immortal legend of King Arthur. Though it has been in print for less than half a century‚ it has already been declared a classic by many‚ and is often referred to as the "bible" of Arthurian legend. White recreates the epic saga of King Arthur‚ from his childhood education and experiences until his very death‚ in a truly insightful and new way. This is not‚ however‚ the first complete novel of Arthur’s
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respected and renowned in the land of the Shire‚ being one who scoffed and crinkled his nose at the thought of adventure. But once tangled into the fate of a wizard‚ one named Gandalf the Grey‚ and a company of dwarves‚ Bilbo’s opinion changed within the span of a single night. But he does more than that‚ he transforms into a hero. This story very closely follows the heroe’s journey beginning to end except where a few steps come out of the usual order. Starting with the “call to adventure”‚ this is clearly
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The Once and Future King – by T.H. White: Which ideas seem most important to understanding the plot of the story? – The most important ideas to understand the plot of the story are the ideas of different types of leaders that exist in the world. Throughout the story‚ Wart sees how different societies work for different species and how each one is related to the different types of governments that exist in the world. Through this‚ the idea of power is explored as Wart learns how power can be beneficial
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In T.H.White’s fantasy fiction novella‚ The Once and Future King‚ by T.H White follows around the protagonist‚ The Wart. He faces challenges given to him‚ by his mentor Merlin‚ for the end goal of being a better leader‚ self righteous person‚ etc. Most of his challenges comes from Merlin‚ to show him in the many animal forms that he takes‚ to take in the experience as said animal‚ to therefore implement it upon his leadership skills. Each of the life-forms‚ taught of a different lesson‚ because of
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Stage in the Hero’s Journey Film Component Ordinary World The hero’s normal world before the story begins The woods‚The country. He’s an ogre and everyone hates him. He wants to be alone. Call to Adventure The hero is presented with a problem‚ challenge or adventure to undertake Lord Farquaad sends fairy tale creatures to Shrek’s swamp‚ so he leaves the swamp to go to Lord Farquaad. To get his swamp back‚ he has to rescue the princess Fiona Refusal
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Once And Future King: Analytical Paper Sir Lancelot’s intense desire to perform heroic deeds was brought on by his lack of confidence and insecurity. His childhood was spent in seclusion‚ training for a job desired only to escape the hellish life that his hideous face would otherwise hold in store for him. Lancelot’s adulthood was spent trying to overcompensate for this ugliness by performing Herculean feats and good deeds. And the twilight years of his life were spent in remorse for the
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The Once and Future King‚ By T.H. White‚ is the book that has influenced me more than just about anything in my life. I first read The Sword in the Stone when I was in grade 3. The rest of the book was too hard for me at the time‚ but 3 years later I returned and read the rest. Since then I have read the book cover to cover countless times. I love the book so much‚ in fact‚ I have a well-loved soft cover copy for reading‚ and a newer hardcover so sit on my shelf. The ants in the Sword in the Stone
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