Analysis Of The Book ' The ' Of The Woods ' Essay

Although it is hinted, one could say that King Arthur knew of the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere but chose to look the other way in fear of losing Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot is an example of what a perfect knight would be in the True Knighthood. His honor to King Arthur is what King Arthur holds precious to himself. These three men want to stay loyal to one another and fight against what others are trying to say.

Tim O’Brien’s In the Lake of the Woods is centered around the mysterious disappearance of Kathy Wade. Mysterious is the key word, as throughout the novel O’Brien plays with the fine line between ambiguity and reality. Kathy’s husband John Wade, the main character, is a Vietnam veteran and former politician whose participation in the infamous Mai Lai Massacre caused his fall from grace. Following a landslide defeat in the congressional elections, Kathy and John retreat to solitude in an isolated cabin in the Minnesota woods. Here, O’Brien highlights the stress that secrecy has had on their relationship. During their retreat, Kathy disappears in the middle of the night. Their boat is missing, but there are no other clues. O’Brien does

Not only does Lancelot’s affair with Guinevere cause him a great deal of suffering, it wreaks havoc on the lives of many other men as well. For instance, their affair brings tragedy to Sir Gawain and his family. Lancelot kills Gawain’s innocent brothers, Sir Gaheris and Sir Gareth, while rescuing the queen from being executed for adultery. Sir Gawain consequently instigates a blood feud against Lancelot that will eventually lead to his own death. King Arthur and his

. A. Upton Sinclair wrote, “The Jungle”, to expose the appalling working conditions in the meatpacking industry.

Set at the dawn of the Reconstruction period, a time of supposed national renewal and modernization, Charles Chesnutt’s The House Behind the Cedars exposes the reality of an utterly medieval post Civil War South. Chesnutt explores the role of race in shaping one’s true identity through the experiences of two bi-racial siblings, John and Rena Walden, as they transcend the biological color barrier. Inspired by her older brother 's decade of splendid success living as an apparently pure white man, an existence free of all the restrictions she encounters as a bi-racial individual, Rena agrees to abandon and reject her black identity with devastating consequences. A largely didactic novel, driven by Chesnutt’s motivation to explore the nuances of racial identity in an era in which racial identity was presumed to be a biological certainty, Rena’s character and the devastating conflicts she faces are his vehicle to portray his own deeply personal journey of self identification. The House Behind the Cedars serves as a metaphor for Chesnutt’s own life and the internal struggles he faced as a biracial individual.

With these warnings in mind, book VII, Lancelot and Guinevere, sees the public behavior of Guinevere shame Arthur after the knights’ return from the quest for the Holy Grail. Lancelot tries to break off

“In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson Mcandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself.” Into The Wild is a book about a young man who travels across some of the most unforgiving terrain to find his place in life. He travels through the tough Alaskan landscape running from Christopher Johnson Mcandless, and embracing the new life that is slowly coming to him. As Chris runs away from his family, and travels along vast areas of terrain, he makes a

Into the woods was an adventurous play that was perfect for the use of your imagination and spirit. Into the Woods had numerous different fairy tales involved which could make a small child feel like he/she was in heaven. The acting, music, concept, stage design, costumes, and even the language of the play all mixed to perfection. The crowd became involved right away with the irony of the play. I liked how Into the Woods was set up in the beginning because it made the play easier to follow. However, the play seemed to be a little lengthy and some of the characters became annoying. I do not believe the second part of the play altogether was necessary. Into the Woods did not fulfill my expectations to the max,

Another piece of literature were we see masculinity play a huge role in in the novel “In the Lake of the Woods” by Tim O’Brien. The main character is a man named John Wade. It is clear from the start of the novel that John is a very unconfident man show has many insecurities. It is also made clear that he is obsessively in love with his wife Kathy. Because this novel is written out of sequential order, the readers are not shown how messed up Kathy and John’s relationship is right away. It is a dawning that comes to the reader over the first few chapters. The biggest issue between the two of them is the masculinity that John feels or needs to feel over Kathy.

Her marriage to Arthur is an arranged marriage, so she didn’t have any say in the decision. Although she is married to Arthur, she also has affections for Sir Lancelot. ‘“Why do you think I am any more happy or contented than you?’ she demanded, her voice shaking. ‘At least you can choose whether to stay or to go, but I was given into Arthur's hands without even so much as 'will you or no?' Nor can I rise and ride forth from court when things go not to my will, but must stay here within walls and do what is expected of me ... if you must go, I cannot say, Stay; and if you stay, I cannot say to you, Go! At least you are free to go or to stay as makes you happiest!’" (The Mists of Avalon). She loves Arthur as well as Lancelot, but her love for Lancelot is romantic, unlike Arthur’s. Guinevere is also childish in a sense that she lets lust override her loyalty to Arthur. She ignores the guilt she feels for her affair with Lancelot and constantly craves to be with him. Her love for Sir Lancelot causes her to make bad decisions and they affect everyone around her. Guinevere’s lust blinds her and contributes to Arthur’s

Where the Wild Things Are, a children’s book written by Maurice Sendak, is not only directed to young children, but has an underlying message that is intended for older generations to receive. This message, only used to enhance the meaning of the story, describes the addiction for one to have power and be in control. As the story goes on, the realization sets in that maybe the desire for power is not the best, at all times. The use of oppression becomes evident in this story, through Max, the main character, as he strives to control everything around him. Maurice Sendak uses repetition and parallelism in the imagery and text of Where the Wild Things Are to show Max’s progression to assume power and eventually discard it.

If he would have confronted Lancelot and Guenever early in their relationship, instead of trusting them, he could have avoided a lot of trouble later on. In the book it states, “The first two people to notice that Lancelot and Guenever were falling in lover were Uncle Dap and King Arthur himself.” (White 331) He also didn’t have the strong will to go against his friends even when he knew it was the right thing. This is obvious when the book describes Arthur, “He was sadly unfitted for hating his best friend or for torturing his wife.” (White 387) Finally, he did not punish his Knights of the Round Table, even when one of the knights killed his friend, King Pellinore. “Gawaine had at least contrived to murder our dear old-friend King Pellinore…” (White 425) Theses weaknesses caused everything in his life to

Queen Guinevere’s character was more about being royal and doing as she wanted. She was married to King Arthur. She was above all of the wrongs that she has done and shows no signs of sadness, even when she is sad (page 632). She has an affair with Sir Launcelot without King Arthur knowing about it. She causes conflicts among the knights and the King. Both men are so in love with Queen Guinevere. Sir Launcelot throughout the story does battle for Queen Guinevere, while showing King Arthur his loyalty.

Our lives had flashed before our eyes, the car was tumbling down the road with every hit of the ground the more I could hear my heartbeat stopping till everything went black. Jack and I woke up in the hospital, Aunt April sleeping by my side. When she had seen that I had finally woken she called the doctor in, I looked at Jack and called his name then he woke up in shocked and repeating my name over and over again Johnny had rung in my ears till I saw his face and I wanted to cry. Me and Jack look the same but he looked like a different person, I couldn’t even recognize my own brother. As the doctor came in he looked so sad I could feel his sorrow for me and my brother.

The film King Arthur differs in a great propensity with the traditional Arthurian tale. The elements which represent the medieval society and which forms the key aspect of the traditional tale, have not been included. The Holy Grail, a vital motif that is persistent in the traditional tale of King Arthur is dropped from the cinematic representation of the tale. The film differs from the tale on multitudinous accounts, for instance there is an absence of the love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere in the movie. Moreover, the film chooses to not include Camelot, Avalon and Mordred. Important characters like Mordred, the archetypical villain in the traditional tale of King Arthur is not ascribed to any significance in the film. The character of Guinevere is indispensable in the Arthurian legend as well as in the movie. However, the very characteristic of Guinevere is represented in a dynamically polar opposite fashion in both the traditional tale of King Arthur and the movie. Contrary to the ancient tale, Guinevere is no damsel in distress in the movie. The representation of Guinevere in the movie as a warrior queen who partakes in the war along with King Arthur is emblematic as it does not depict the character of a woman in the light of the gender typicality. It is an important alteration that the movie chooses to make from the traditional tale.