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    Odysseus: Not an Epic Hero The Odyssey is one of the most famous ancient Greek epic poems written by Homer. It tells an adventure and struggle of the main character‚ Odysseus‚ trying to get back home to Ithaca from Troy. In this epic‚ Homer portrays Odysseus as a hero. However‚ in my opinion‚ he is not a hero because he received too much help from the Gods‚ did not protect his men‚ and was selfish at times. Heroes should be helped but there is a limit to it. Throughout the poem‚ that limit

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    Parvana’s Essay Parvana’s Essay Parvana by Deborah Ellis is a brave girl‚ do you agree? Yes I agree that Parvana is a brave girl because she has a great skill using things and she has a great imagination of planning things out and also she’s a survivor. Parvana has to do it for the family because she has a bossy sister who doesn’t do anything. Parvana has great skills because she has confidence of what she’s doing. Parvana had to dig up skills from the cemetery and it was a worst job but she

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    archetype of the “Hero’s Journey”. Hazel and and Andy have very similar plots where they both go to find the author of their favorite book/books. To start off Andy‚ Andy had a difficult life as a teen‚ he would check out of school and had a bad relationship with his step father. He hated his so much that he longed to live somewhere else‚ perhaps the home of his favorite author‚ Piers Anthony. Once he realized that he didn’t care about school anymore that was the start of his journey. From reading all the

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    Oedipus the King we identify the classic tragic hero. The character Oedipus Rex plays the role of the tragic hero perfectly. He shows the three main characteristics being talented and of noble birth‚ possessing a tragic flaw that causes the downfall and pain of everyone‚ and the recognition of responsibility. Oedipus’s first characteristic of being a tragic hero is being talented and of noble birth. Oedipus was talented because during his journey to runaway form his curse‚ the oracle foresaw for

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    The Difference between a Hero and a Tragic Hero The tragic hero is one of the most interesting characters within a Greek or Roman play. They depict many emotions and often their lives end in a horrible disaster. When we think of a hero‚ what automatically comes to mind? To some it may be someone legendary. Others might think of a hero as someone of great strength or ability. Perhaps someone admired for their achievements and great qualities. To me‚ it once meant someone that showed great courage

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    To go on a journey does not necessarily require one to physically move from one place to another. A journey can happen anywhere‚ and at any time‚ even if you are not moving. An inner journey is to transcend above the physical and temporal world into a spiritual realm. This enables one to look at life attentively and be alert to the lessons learnt from experience. ‘Of Eurydice’ by Ivan Lalic‚ ‘Fax X’ by Gwyneth Lewis‚ ‘Wind in the Willows’ by Kenneth Graham‚ ‘The Road Not Taken’ by Robert Frost‚ ‘The

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    Oedipus A Tragic Hero English 102 Literature and Composition Summer B 2011 Terry Garofolo 22816762 APA Sophocles presented the world with Oedipus around 2500 years ago. Never-the-less‚ the story remains among the most riveting of all time. Unfortunately‚ today when we hear the mention of the name Oedipus we place negative connotations around it. Oedipus‚ after all‚ had an unnatural sexual relationship with his own mother! In actuality‚ however‚ this relationship emerged entirely innocently

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    The composer of "Shrek" has encouraged many morals such as ’Don’t judge a book by its cover’‚ ’Good always wins over the evil’ and "No good deed always goes unrewarded’. The composer of Shrek uses film techniques to convey these morals. Film techniques such as lighting‚ music‚ camera angles‚ setting and costumes. One of the most important morals the composer of Shrek encourages is ’Don’t judge a book by its cover’. This means people cannot judge something or somebody simply by looking at their appearance

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    that make up the hero’s journey. The hero’s journey is organized into 3 sections Departure‚ Initiation‚ and the Return. There are 17 stages inside the 3 sections that make up the hero’s journey. This expository essay will discuss the concept of monomyth and how it applies to two well known films First the sequences of Departure consist of the call to adventure‚ refusal‚ supernatural aid‚ crossing the first threshold‚ and the belly of the whale. The call to adventure is the hero being called by a messenger

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    When he gets leave he’ll come and rescue us” (Golding 13). Despite being stranded on an island‚ Ralph remained hopeful and was certain they were going to be rescued. This positive trait of his is detrimental to what makes him a hero. Interestingly enough‚ Ralph’s journey can be compared to that of Bart Simpson’s‚ in The Simpsons episode‚ “Das Bus‚” in which Bart finds himself stranded on an island with other children as a result of a field trip gone wrong. Bart is the only one who took initiative

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