Dragon Slayer: A Short Story

The book Dragon keeper written by author Carole Wilkinson is set in Ancient China. The narrative is about a journey of a girl throughout China who goes from believing that she is unworthy of a name to someone who has experienced it all from nearly being killed to violating countless laws that are punishable by death.

Have you ever thought about people who need help in your community and ways you could help? In Aniak, Alaska, there was a need in the medical field because the town only had one doctor. A team of teenagers saw this need and decided they could do something about it and formed a team called the Dragon Slayers. On the other side of the country, Cassandra saw a different kind of need in her community. Because of harsh Rhode Island winters, fuel for heating homes is really important. She and her friends learned about biodiesel and how it could help her community. In the two articles, Defeating Dragons and Food That Fuels, young people saw community needs and helped bring positive change in unique ways.

The genre of this novel is adventure. The novel’s purpose is to entertain. The audience for this novel is all genders, ages 6-13.

John Gardner, the author of “Dragon, Dragon” makes this story humorous. He brings humor through the characters and in the setting. He also uses modern day technology in the medieval times. Along with all the humor John Gardner teaches a lesson.

“Slaying the Dragon” by Deborah Gee is a comprehensive look at media stereotypes of Asian and Asian American women since the silent era. From the racist use of white actors to portray Asians in early Hollywood films, through the success of Anna May Wong’s sinister dragon lady, to Suzie Wong and the ‘50s geisha girls, to the Asian-American anchorwoman of today. The movie also shows how stereotypes of exoticism and docility have affected the perception of Asian-American women.

John Gardner creates a humorous tale in medieval time with fantasy. I know this because the dragon in the story starts talking witch is definitely not real. I know he likes medieval times because nowadays kings and queens have guards not knights.

The story begins with the description of a deep night and two men bent by their lonely fire. These men are speaking about a strange, mysterious creature, which seems to ruin everything on its way. They are talking about a dreadful dragon, which is described with much detail: “This dragon, they say his eyes are fire. His breath a white gas; you can see him bum across the dark lands”, “Passing, the black brunt of its shoulder smashed the remaining horse and rider a hundred feet against the side of a boulder, wailing, wailing, the dragon shrieking, the fire all about, around, under it, a pink, yellow, orange sun-fire with

If one wanted to see the sights of the vast world, there were many places to gaze upon the wonders of nature and of man.

In the novel, Dealing With Dragons, by Patricia C. Wrede, the main character Cimorene does not want to be a proper princess.Since she does not like being a proper princess, she runs away from her castle and wedding then goes to a dragon's cave and becomes Kazul’s princess.While she is the dragon’s princess she saves them from a couple of wizards, Zemenar and Antorell, and a dragon, Woraug, from becoming king and giving the wizards the crystal plate.Cimorene shows unprincess-like behavior.

In the story,Dealing With Dragons,Patricia Wrede tells the tale of an improper princess who ignores the expected social norms of her day.In this fictional story set in Medieval times, it was beneficial for her to take this position,Cimorene in not Justified in ignoring expected social norms of the day because it didn’t benifit her life but some people may disagree.

In the novel, Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, the main character Cimorene is justified for what she does. Additionally, Cimorene made a big decision about being a dragon's princess because of her being uncomfortable as a normal princess and is perfect for because she is adventurous and brave to be one. She then becomes a princess of a dragon, named Kazul, since she didn’t want to marry Prince Therandil and faces many difficulties.She is not like a normal princess. Cimorene is justified to not act like a normal princess, because she has made the choice of being a dragon’s princess

Becoming the Dragon by Alex Sapegin, the first installment in a series called The Dragon Inside, follows the story of a teenager named Andy who goes through a series of drastic life changes. Before the events of the novel, Andy is struck by lightning on a class field trip. He survives the strike but is sentenced to never cross paths with computers because of the electrical charges he gives off causing computers to freeze and shut down. Even though Andy loves computer games, this forces him to find alternatives for entertainment, such as learning to cook and even taking up archery from a neighbor. He seemed to be doing well in his life until his sister gives him the task of taking documents to their father’s office.

I had qualms at first about how exactly to complete a task such as this, being that my experience with this type of writing is limited at best. However, I will confess there is much fun to be found in the fanciful wordplay. Not only are we asked to fill in a piece of the story, requiring knowledge of the plot line at this point in the story, but the task also prompts a deeper understanding of the literary devices and influences present in this style of writing. A task of this nature not only familiarizes students with both the plot line and the technical aspects of the writing, but also fosters an opportunity to incorporate creativity and merge all of these dynamic fragments into a single masterpiece.

“A kingdom is in turmoil as the old King Roland dies and its worthy successor, Prince Peter, must do battle to claim what is rightly his. Plotting against him is the evil Flagg and his pawn, young Prince Thomas. Yet with every plan there are holes – like Thomas’s terrible secret. And the determined Prince Peter, who is planning a daring escape from his imprisonment…” (very first page)

What elements in the story “The Dragon” represent the Freudian Conscious mind? 
Make sure to provide quotes and references from the story to support your answer. (3 Marks)
Throughout the short story, it is evident that at times the psychiatrist retreats to his conscious state often. This is shown when the psychiatrist unwittingly sits in Kirk’s chair and looked at his office as if it were his first time there. Unknowingly the psychiatrist had “moved around to the other side of the circle and lowered himself into Kirk’s chair”. This shows his conscious mind making decisions revealing his true feelings, that the psychiatrist deeply relates to Kirk and can easily put himself in Kirk’s shoes.