The Dragon Research Paper

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.

“The dragon is by the side of the road, watching those who pass. Beware lest her devour you. We go to the father of souls, but it is necessary to pass by the dragon.” (St. Cyril of Jerusalem) This quote was made famous by Flannery O’Connor’s writings. The quote is there to remind the readers that we will inevitably come across a “dragon” at some point throughout our lives. The dragon we see may take on many forms but all ending in some sort of suffering, pain, or bad decision. All the possibilities of the dragon depend upon the person facing it. O’Connor used this idea in the short stories, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” “A Late Encounter with the Enemy”, and “The Displaced Person.” These stories in particular illustrate the same type of dragon, the dragon of temptation. In Flannery O’Connor’s short stories the symbolism of the dragon is used to carry a theme of temptation throughout the plot.

entertainment. There are many precedents for dragons in medieval literature, two of the most prominent

In the novel Grendel, the dragon is a recurring symbol, and briefly a physical character, that shows, and thus emphasizes, the pointless monotony of the world and its meaninglessness.

“The dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. They are much like the great reptiles which inhabited the earth long before man is supposed to have appeared on earth. Dragons were generally evil and destructive. Every country had them in its mythology.” (Knox, Wilson, “Dragon,” The World Book Encyclopedia, 1973) Dragons are told in almost every culture known to man. Descriptions of the Dragon have been written, drawn, and told in culture that could have never met. From the North American Native tribes to the great civilization of China, Dragons have been told. Why is that? Through my research on this, I have concluded many theories, but all these theories still don’t answer my question. In order to get the answer to my question, we will have to re-explore all my research.

China has a long and mysterious history of almost five thousand years. China can trace her culture back to a blend of small original tribes which have expanded until they became the great country we have today. Each rise and fall of a dynasty created new leaders, new laws, new rules, and usually new expansion. Chinese history is that of alternating periods of political unity and disunity. The rise and fall of many dynasties created a rocky path in Chinas

The dragon is first mentioned in the story when the Misfit is talking to the grandmother about his life as a child when he starts describing his father to her. He says “Daddy was a card himself . . . You couldn’t put anything on him. He never got in trouble with the Authorities though. Just had the knack of handling them” (O’Connor 122). This is the first introduction of the dragon. Learning this information is very important because this is when the Misfit first started experiencing violence in his life. Obviously the Misfit was brought up into a world of crime, violence, and avoidance of the police. The Misfit continues to experience violence in his life after his childhood, when he joined the army and marine services. What he experienced

What is the first thing that comes into your mind when you think of the word dragon? Myth? Conspiracy? Well, there's a lot more to dragons then you may think. According to legend, there are many kinds: European, Asian, sea serpent, fire drake, great earth dragon, water dragon, golden dragon. The list goes on. Those were the ones that will be discussed now.

In Asia, dragons are considered Gods. They are a symbol of luck. There are ten different dragon Gods. An Emperor of China would have all of his things named dragon

Dragons in and throughout China, as well as most places in Asia are know as

According to this story "Why Americans Fear dragon" by Le Guin is a short story fiction about the dragons and the villains and myth that

Chinese culture is truly one of the great civilization our world has come across. It boasts a vast geographic expanse, over 4000 years of written history, as well as a rich and profound traditional society. Many aspects of Chinese civilization can be traced back many centuries. It is so diverse and unique, yet harmoniously blended, and presents itself a priceless benefit to the world.

In the book, the author tries to define the dragon and states that it was seen to look like a giant snake. He also explains how people saw dragons as sacred whereby it was seen as some type of guardian to the people and provided them with protection and natural needs like rain. The book also tells of people, who had negative beliefs against the dragons; these were mostly Christians who to some extent even fought with the dragons. The belief that dragons were strong and mighty was seen as true since people who defeated dragons, mostly armies, were remembered as very great men. The popular belief that dragons guard great treasures in their caves is seen in this novel whereby the author states that people in those days tried to enter dragon caves which were guarded by these dragons.

China is considered that of a third World County and their culture is deep in beliefs and customs with rules. In addition, China is located on the eastern Asia bordering Afghanistan, the major culture there is that of Han

One thing about Chinese dragons is that they even hosted some type of race that honor the dragons called the dragon race(legend of the Chinese dragons). Unlike the Chinese or the Japanese dragon the Korean dragon will be a little aggressive, but it is still wise and promotes its land and all the dragons in Asia bring good luck according to the people who have been living there.As the dragons move north or east, they will lose a claw and if they move south or west, they will add a new claw to them self. One thing about these dragons is that some can be aggressive and people should have respect for the water dragons because they can destroy anything that will threaten them. In Asia people draw dragons as art and some of the dragon art represent something about them. If someone as a dragon tattoo, they should not mess with them because they will just cause trouble and they are not easy going people. Also the Chinese dragons are associated with the yin and the yang because every sixty years there will be a different type of dragon to celebrate with the Chinese new year(9 Things You Didn’t Know about Chinese Dragons). Also the dragon became the most powerful symbol in the world because the dragon brings good luck and people used drawing of dragon in their flag or coat of arms. According to (The Dragon in Ancient China) Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art’s drawing of dragons and statue of dragon will them so they can have a good luck charm. Finally in Asia the dragon has some type of special race in china because they want to honor them and they will also have statues or drawing of dragon as a good luck