Wallace, Gamelyn And Robin Hood Analysis

In the short story, “Wallace Playlot” written by Billy Lombardo, a boy's realizations about human interaction in his life is shown. Lombardo uses characterization and point of view to establish that a person will never truly know another person’s character until they associate themselves with that person's personal feelings and thoughts. In every aspect of this story, there are always characters perceiving each other in certain ways. Petey is the narrator, and because of that, everything told to the reader about each character is filtered through his brain. Each boy’s parents don’t know as much as they able to about their sons. And every person watching the game of “Kenney catching 100 balls”, form their first impressions about each boy playing.

Mayella is powerful because of her class, race, and gender. Mayella is a white female who lives with her father, Bob Ewell. This story takes place in Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930’s. Mayella is trying to get out of the situation with her sexually abusive father and sets up a plan and accuses a negro man named Tom Robinson of raping her and her dad catches them.

Even in the middle ages of literature, a story such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight had many aspects of Joseph Campbell’s view of the hero’s journey. In the story of our character Sir Gawain accepts a “Call to adventure” (Campbell 45) and goes on a quest that will go through many of the archetypes. Likewise, there lies one character, The Green Knight, that can be many of the archetypal characters in the cycle of the hero’s journey. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight dramatically demonstrates how a single character can play many archetypal roles.

The View from Mrs. Thompson’s, written by David Foster Wallace, is about how he perceived the tragic events of September 11th. It is not clear what message what Wallace tries to address in this essay, because as a reader it makes you focus on the tragedy that transpired. Although this essay centers around 9/11, the essay is much more about the people, about Bloomington, Illinois, and about himself. Through his experience upon the arrival of and the day after September eleventh, we get a look into the lives of the type of people that live in Bloomington, the general population who " aren’t unfriendly but do tend to be reserved" (128). We find out about the propensity of individuals in Bloomington to sit in front of the TV together: " what you

Heroes, whether fictional or not, are usually admired and respected for their righteousness and good actions. In today’s society, when one thinks of a hero, one thinks of someone who has supernatural abilities, defeats powerful villains, or even someone who has the capability to lead and make a positive impact in people’s lives. However, by today’s standards, Sir Gawain in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight would not be considered a hero as he did not save people’s lives or perform a deed for the greater good. During Sir Gawain’s time, a Christian hero is someone who was just a human being, but was faithful to his or her God, and King, and had a sense of chivalry and courteousness. Sir Gawain is depicted as a true Christian hero because he possessed qualities of selflessness, courage and bravery, courteous, chivalry and devotion to his word and honor, and humility. Throughout the book, Sir Gawain’s heroic actions demonstrate qualities and principles that represent the true meaning of a Christian hero of the Arthurian times.

Ray compares common values and stances between both outlaws and official heroes. Outlaws are often portrayed as people who are against a unified society. Ray even goes so far as to talk about outlaws “who worked to remain idle, unemployed, and unattached” (453). He also quotes a statement from a man who envies the poor and the criminals due to the amount of “freedom” that they have. Many people do not want to have so many responsibilities in their lives. They want the ability to think for themselves and have their own opinions without others influencing them. Also, due to having no responsibility, the outlaw hero is able to be freer in his adventures and throughout his life due to the

The legends and tales of the knights of King Arthur’s Round Table have resounded for ages—vivid stories of courageous and gallant knights usurping evil while simultaneously maintaining an upstanding reputation. Through the Arthurian tales, one has the opportunity to experience heroic narratives of exemplary models of knights who clearly illustrate the chivalry and honorability one should aspire to possess. No more evidently is this theme displayed than in the 14th century epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight—a narrative of Sir Gawain, nephew of the legendary King Arthur, and his heroic journey against a mysterious green knight. In this heroic journey, the inherent charisma Gawain possesses and is continually praised for affirms the

Throughout the article there were plenty of characters that were compared, real to mythical, and there were also legends told that could have been or may not have been true. One of the characters that stood out to me was Jesse Woodland James, the well-known in the old west for bank robberies, train robberies and murder when he killed a banker mistakenly thinking the banker was responsible for the shooting of Bloody Bill. However what caught my attention was the accusations of Jesse James taking from the wealthy and giving back to the poor. Although, there was no proof for this, it was compared to the mythical-being known as Robin Hood. Who was also known as an outlaw in the English Folklore, as well as taking from the higher class and giving back to the lower class. Just as Jesse James sent impudent messages to Pinkerton detectives and newspapers, Robin Hood did the same sending letters to the sheriff of Nottingham. However, with actuality, Jesse James and his gang had prices on their heads for the crimes they committed in which he paid the ultimate price for and was shot dead in his own home by Robert

After reading Chapter Three of Valencia’s “Chicano School Failure and Success,” I was surprised about how unsupportive the data was regarding Chicano/a and Hispanic student success and their family’s socioeconomic status. Valencia does note there is some data that supports how big a role socioeconomic status has in student dropout rates, yet there is also data that suggests it does not play as large of a role as previously thought or even is a factor altogether. This really took me back, as I am a big supporter to the theory that socioeconomic status is directly tied to modern student success, and that race is a subsection of the socioeconomic struggles people face which has arisen over time.

Sir William Wallace notoriously represents a hero in Scottish history and culture. He was a Scottish knight best known for his leadership during the Wars of Scottish Independence. Perceived as a hero by the Scottish people, Wallace lived by the Gaelic warrior chant, “ Bas agus Buaidh”, which means Death and Victory (“Wallace’s Liberty Cry” 1). His epic campaigns against England proved his patriotism to Scotland. In fact, a plaque displayed at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital in London, England “was erected in 2005 to mark the 700- year anniversary of Wallace’s show trial and execution on August 23, 1305, near the hospital site” (“Wallace’s Liberty Cry; Warding off Slavery” 1) because the Scottish were so proud of him. Sir William Wallace portrays the most notorious Scottish opposition to the English through his strategic battles, allegiance to Scotland, and his violent death.

The English gave the Scottish plenty of time to negotiate, but the Scottish, led by William Wallace, were prepared for battle. Well, actually, they were very out numbered, and could have easily lost this battle. Instead of winning by force, William Wallace was determined to outwit the English.

In "The Thematic Paradigm", Robert Ray explains how there are two distinctly different heroes, the outlaw hero and the official hero. The official hero embraces common values and traditional beliefs, while the outlaw has a clear sense of right and wrong but operates above the law (Ray). Ray explains how the role of an outlaw hero has many traits. "The attractiveness of the outlaw hero's childishness and propensity to whims, tantrums, and emotional decisions derived from America's cult of childhood", states Ray. (309) Ray also says, "To the outlaw hero's inconsistence on private standards of right and wrong, the official hero offered the admonition, you cannot

On September 11, 1297, before the Battle of Stirling Bridge in Scotland, William Wallace said “We come here with no peaceful intent, but ready for battle, determined to avenge our wrongs and set our country free.” (Tytler) He was captured by his enemy, the English and tried for treason and for atrocities against civilians in war.

Asyndeton - “When I woke later on, I opened the lunch bag Mama has packed for me and inside. Tucked between the knishes and matzo balls and chopped liver, was her polish passport, with her picture inside.” (Pg 215) This is an example of asyndeton because the author doesn’t use conjunction in a long sentence that contains commas, but instead just continues to elaborate.

If Robin Hood was an outlaw who did not obey the law, then why was he viewed as a heroic character? The answer was that he stood for the common man. He was a people’s hero and a champion of the poor. Anthony Pollard reveals Robin Hood’s reasoning for robbing the rich and giving to the poor is his book Imagining Robin Hood. He explains that “He does not rob the rich to give to the poor. He robs from the undeserving and helps the deserving” (4). Robin Hood is considered a fictional character but the impact his legends had on our society is very real, and will influence generations form many years to come.