“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)
The sequence of events that occur in the plot go like this: Two sons are born from Queen Sasha and King Roland, Prince Peter then Prince Thomas. Fearing that the Queen Sasha would ruin his plans, Flagg, the several hundred years old magician and royal advisor succeeded in deposing of her when Peter is only five. Eleven years
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He was also a pawn in Flagg’s plan to destroy the kingdom of Delain. Secondly, Thomas had a terrible secret that would ultimately be a part of the downfall of Flagg. On the evening Flagg offered the poisoned glass of wine to Roland, Thomas was there to witness the murder of his father.
There are many themes in the story of The Eyes of the Dragon. One of them is courage; another is love for one’s family. But the one that struck me as the most fascinating and also the most reoccurring is the theme “Good always triumphs over Evil” or “Good vs. Evil.” The devious and evil Flagg was a baneful monster who had the downfall and corruption of the kingdom of Delain since the day of Allen II, one of the very early rulers of Delain. He would serve as the ruler’s advisor. The birth of Peter marked the end of his reign. As fate would have it, a small miscalculation in Flagg’s careful planning would be his undoing.
The story is named The Eyes of the Dragon because Thomas’s secret. Flagg once showed the young prince a secret corridor. At the end of this passage was a wall with two small transparent slits. The slits were the eyes of the dragon, Niner, which was displayed as a prized trophy head in one of the king’s many rooms. It was in this room that young Thomas witnessed the murder of his father the King. Also, in king Roland’s
Bearded dragons consume both animal matter and plant matter – they are omnivorous lizards, and in the wild, a bearded dragon can spend hours hunting and foraging to get its fill of enough nutrients to last it for the day. In captivity, it is easy to imagine that a bearded dragon will have little or no trouble getting its fill of food, because reptile keepers can just buy what the critter needs.
This book report discusses the plot, significant characters, setting (e.g., time of the story took place, historical background), problems and resolutions, themes or messages of the story. A reflection of the author’s writing style will be presented followed by a conclusion.
As humans, we all possess great qualities. We develop memories that we can cherish forever. Hopes and dreams help us strive to do great things. However, we all have our demons that we all tend to conceal. The famous poem “Beowulf” is renowned for the battles against Beowulf and many monsters. The battles in the poem pose as metaphorical battles. Beowulf defeating the monsters represent him trying to overcome his demons. The last battle was between him and a dragon. To the reader’s surprise, he lost the battle. The dragon represents Beowulf’s greatest demon. Despite the dragons that Beowulf faced that are external, my dragons are more internal.
epic poems, dragons play major antagonistic roles. The foe of Beowulf and the two dragons in The
What's a dragon? A dragon's something a person may have to overcome to achieve the most great. Everyone has obstacles or a dragon that holds them back and make them it seem impossible to complete a goal. In reality, thank god our dragons are not fire-breathing killers like in Beowulf. Everyone has something different they would like to achieve. Whether it's graduating high school or passing a final exam. Some goals may seem bigger or harder to accomplish but really equally the same to others. I'm my senior year of high school, my dragon is to graduate high school and going to college.
John Gardner is the author of “Dragon, Dragon.” He loved old tales about dragons and other monsters. He also always worked on several book projects at a time. John Gardner brings humor through the characters by making the wizard turn the queen into a rose bush, by giving the characters funny personalities, and giving them hilarious character traits. He also uses modern day technology in the medieval times like spark plugs and cigars. Some of the humorous characters in this story are the dragon who has
“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.
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.
Historical fictions have become a way for modern readers to connect with a time long since gone, in a format that stirs their passion for the romanticized depictions created on the pages. Hayden White notes that, “historical discourse wages everything on the true, while fictional discourse is interested in the real—which it approaches by way of an effort to fill out the domain of the possible or imaginable” (White 147). This essay will articulate an analysis of the narrative structure of Maxine Shore’s The Captive Princess, along with the character development of the protagonist Princess Gwladys Ruffyd, the antagonist, the Holy Roman Emperor Claudius, and the motivations behind some of their more notable characteristics.
Bram Stoker’s Gothic novel, Dracula, intrigues us in a well plotted story and reveals to us the power in Dracula and how that very forbidden power takes control of both men and women.
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.
The drone the Dragon Eye was used during operation Iraq Freedom allowing for enhanced reconnaissance abilities. It allowed for the marines to see what was going on ahead of them while in the field. Its small size allowed for it to be transported anywhere. The Dragon allowed for tactical and conducts route reconnaissance and can function as a scout saving personnel from dangerous situations. As for intelligence gathering the Dragon Eye is made for small units and can assess battlefield functions, damage, and protection all through surveillance. It can be launched from and location and can tell what the enemy’s numbers are, where they are located, their equipment, condition, and if cover is needed on the landscape. The drone Dragon Eye is equipped with a ground control station or GCS and it allows for the drone to be controlled while in flight. The drone’s size makes it a difficult target for the enemy to locate and target. Since the drone is made from everyday material it can be easily replaced if the enemy were to capture or destroy the Dragon Eye. The ability for the drone to capture and record video allows for units to brief the intelligence information gathered and discuss what measures need to be taken and how much personnel will be needed if the enemy needs to be attacked. There were roughly ten versions of the
The Dragon Can't Dance. The author,Earl Lovelace, allows even the non-indigenous reader to understand, to feel the physical and psychological realities of poverty-stricken Calvary Hill - every "sweet, twisting, hurting ache"(p. 133) - more intensely , more completely, through his use of paradox. Indeed, oxymorons pepper the pages of his novel, challenging our habits of thought and provoking us into seeking another sense or context in which these self-contradictions may be resolved into truths, truths that are clearly universal yet at the same time inseparable from the combined colour and squalor of post-World War II Trinidadian life.