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    Beowulf's Quest

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    In the story of Beowulf‚ he is charged with three main quests. In Beowulf’s first quest‚ he travels on a ship from Sweden to help King Hrothgar defeat Grendel. Once Grendel is defeated‚ Beowulf must travel to the bottom of an eerie lake in a cave to defeat Grendel’s mother. In his final quest‚ Beowulf must travel to defeat a dragon terrorizing a village. These many quests also help to prove Beowulf as an epic

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    Beowulf Epic Hero

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    Beowulf has all qualities of an epic hero. Beowulf was introduced during (in the midst of) turmoil. His introduction shows that he is polished with confidence. Beowulf‚ the epic hero‚ is introduce amongst turmoil. Grendel‚ the monster of evil‚ is killing Hrothgar’s people. When Grendel went to Herot‚ “(h)e slipped through the door and there in silence snatched up thirty men‚ smashed them unknowing in their beds‚ and ran out with their

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    represents good‚ while Grendel‚ his mother‚ and the dragon represent evil. The first monster our hero‚ Beowulf‚ faces is Grendel. Grendel is said to be a descendant of Cain. "Unhappy creature (Grendel)‚ he lived for a time in the home of the monsters’ race‚ after God had condemned them as kin of Cain" (Norton‚ 28). Cain is the son of Eve‚ the woman who bore sin into the world. A connection‚ however vague‚ can be made between the maternal relations of Eve and Cain and Grendel and his mother. Grendel’s

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    Beowulf, the Tragic Hero

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    situations. For example the battles he fought against GrendelGrendels Mother‚ and the dragon. Other then his enormous ego along with his cockiness that put him into bad situations‚ he also embraced the characteristics of a great leader that many looked up to. In many parts of the poem Beowulf performs many courageous tasks that no one else would even try‚ making him one that should be idolized. To start off‚ Beowulf plans out his battle with Grendel. In the very beginning Beowulf tells his people

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    Beowulf is about this strong hero who is summoned to defeat the main evil being known as grendel who has been terrorizing these people and their king for many many years. This piece of literature is by far one of the oldest and over the years there has been a lot of information that has been tossed around‚ forgotten or changed because the storyteller didn’t like it. Now over the many years the story has been passed there are many different ways to interpret what is said. Since Beowulf can be interpreted

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    Beowulf is considered an epic hero for all his battles in his book “Beowulf”. Beowulf was known for many battles‚ but I the book he was in three epic battles. Some of his battles include killing five sea monsters‚ Grendel‚ and his own son. He also was known to have fought and killed Grendel’s mother‚ even though he didn’t. He also became the king of Herot. Him being an epic hero is why he was laid in the tower‚ that the Geats had built him‚ with all the treasures from Grendel’s mothers lair. The

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    Beowulf's Heroic Ideal

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    The two characters I chose to focus on are Beowulf and Grendel. The main reason I chose these two characters was because I believe that both of these characters possess most of the heroic ideals of the Anglo-Saxon times. The heroic ideals consist of strength‚ intelligence‚ and loyalty‚ each of these characters showed and proved they had most of these qualities throughout the entire story. The first heroic ideal was present throughout the entire story by a couple of the characters. I think it can

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    Taught Me Purple

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    orbit My mother taught me golden And help me up to see it Above the broken molding Beyond the filthy street My mother reached for beauty And for its lack she died Who knew so much of duty She could not teach me pride Type of Poem: Symbolism Title of book: Prentice Hall (Literature Silver) Page number : 551 In Taught Me Purple by Evelyn Tooley Hunt the message is that the poem is describing all the things her mother taught her‚ for instance "My mother taught me

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    Catcher in the Rye

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    aspects. Throughout the classic novel‚ The Catcher in the Rye‚ a troubled teenage boy seems to be excluded and alienated from his surroundings. Holden feels as if everything around him has a “phony” characteristic. J.D Salinger uses locations of symbolism to mirror Holden’s life experience and crisis through his positions and personal belongings; such as his unique hunting hat‚ the ducks he continuously encounters‚ and the Museum of Natural History. These symbols express what Holden was facing throughout

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    Sweet Cream by Julia Kelk

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    chosen this‚ is to let us observe and characterize Jenny with our own eyes but still know her feelings. In this essay I will be focusing on Jenny and her relationship to Canada and Fernando. I will also take a look at the main theme and look at the symbolism. Jenny has two relationships that we are introduced to. Canada‚ which she is referring to herself‚ and Fernando whom we can conclude as being her only friend. Many times in the text we hear about Canada‚ and we can by that infer she is missing Canada

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