I was reading over some old journals‚ working on my book‚ when I came across this little entry I wrote after watching the film version of Beowulf‚ a book I read a few times in college. At the time‚ I was in therapy‚ and really interested in psychoanalytic literary theory. I was struck by how our life experiences and new knowledge can deepen our knowledge of a text we thought we knew pretty well. Anyway‚ here ’s my mini psycho-analysis of Beowulf: The story explores the idea of the sins‚ or pathologies
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the male characters show heroic characteristics‚ according to the heroic warrior code of ancient Greece. They try to win glory in battle‚ yet are often characterized as having a clearly human side. They each have sure strengths and weaknesses‚ which are evident at many times throughout the conflicts described within the Iliad. Prime examples of such characters are Achilles and Hector. These two characters have obvious variations in their approaches to fitting the heroic mold to which they both try
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“next to of course god america i” cummings’ describes the heroic actions the military made for america. This claim is proved numerous times throughout the poem. For example‚ in line 9-10‚ cummings’ writes “what could be more beautiful than these heroic happy dead”. When cummings’ mentions this‚ it shows that there is nothing more beautiful than the people who fought for our country and died. This can be shown as many military members are heroic as they are sacrificting themselves for our country‚ and
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Queequeg Queequeg is a skilled harpooner and Ishmael’s best friend. Queequeg was once a prince from a South Sea island who stowed away on a whaling ship in search of adventure. Queequeg is one of the most heroic and bravest men on the ship. Queequeg is a very kind and soft-spoken individual. I think that the picture I chose matches Queequeg because he has dreads in his hair. In several character overviews I read it said that Queequeg was an African and so I chose a picture that accurately portrayed
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the actions appear heroic. Both characters fit the definition of a hero‚ the cashier for his willingness to lose his job over what he deems an inappropriate action by his manager‚ and Harrison for ripping off (literally) the shackles that his society has placed on him in a fight to show his individualism. The fact that they performed these actions with no thought towards their own outcome helps outline their true heroic qualities. In the story A&P‚ the cashier exhibits a heroic quality when he quits
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Othello and Gatsby are both driven to make themselves heroic Othello was a reputable general in Venice Italy. His war s stories were heroic which his wife Desdemona used to love hearing. It was hard for Othello to accomplish these extraordinary difficult goals‚ because the people of Venice did not accept him for he was black. Desdemona’s father Brabantio could not withstand the fact she secretly married to a black man‚ but Iago is a character that could not stand Othello’s standing at all. Gatsby
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Change and Continuity in West Africa By Celine Sawiris During the fifteenth century‚ West Africa embraced many different civilizations and many diverse cultures. Many countries in Africa were part of the Muslim world‚ including Morocco in the west and Egypt in the east. The West African kingdoms experienced many changes‚ such as their beliefs changing from animism to Islam‚ making them organized states‚ while these kingdoms maintained traditional methods of trade. As well as having the advantage
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Hero‚“a person who... has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal figure”(dictionary.com). In Homer’s “The Odyssey”.The protagonist Odysseus is fighting his way to get back to his kingdom Ithaca and family.During his journey he encounters many hindrances from his antagonists.Overcoming his obstacles makes Odysseus a hero. When Odysseus leaves his beloved Ithaca‚to engage in battle in the Trojan war‚“He fought only to save himself and to bring his
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monsters- Grendel‚ Grendel ’s mother and the fiery dragon in order to save his country. Beowulf ’s victory over Grendel and his mother shows the power of goodness can defeat the evil forces. Even though Beowulf is killed by the dragon in the end‚ his heroic death fulfills with courage and glory. He is selfless‚ even sacrifice himself in order to save his people ’s lives; he is loyal to his kingdom all his life (Niles 89). His triumph of glory exposes the major theme of the epic. A major them in Beowulf
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means you have amazing achievements‚ people look up to you‚ you are brave. Beowulf is a good example of an epic hero. One of my favorite similar epic hero is Spiderman because they resemble each other in different ways. Beowulf and Spiderman are two heroic figures that show Courage and Bravery‚ Selflessness‚ and they both care in some kind of way. Let’s start by comparing how they both have courage and are very brave. Beowulf‚ he risked his own life to defeat the fearful dragon (White). Beowulf cut
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