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The Golden Goblet

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The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw illustrates a story about a young Egyptian boy named Ranofer who has to make some very hard decisions about this life. The most prerequisite event in this thrilling tale is when Ranofer finds a golden goblet in the room of Gebu, Ranofer’s nefarious half brother . This is the most important event because it helps Ranofer find out about Gebu’s plans, it is the cause for Ranofer thoughts after he finds the goblet, and the goblet is prove that Gebu is stealing from the tombs of kings. In The Golden Goblet, Ranofer finds out that Gebu is stealing from tombs, but Ranofer would not have figured this out if not for the goblet. My evidence from the book is, “Gebu had robbed a tomb.” This is on page 167. …show more content…

On page 173 in the book it “ He stole a treasure from the previous habitation of that great king… I will tell someone right away.” On page 181 it articulates, “As soon as he leaves for the wine shop I’ll go up those stairs, then I’ll take the goblet and run to Zau even if it’s midnight.” These assertions are Ranofer’s thoughts. In the book Ranofer tries his best to get the confidence to fulfill his plans. In the end Ranofer does succeed in putting Gebu in jail, but consequently this would never happen if Ranofer didn’t find the goblet. The goblet was the cause for Ranofer’s plans in his head. Therefore if Ranofer didn't find the goblet he wouldn’t have made plans in his head to turn Gebu in. The Goblet is evidence that Gebu is stealing from tombs. In the book it proclaims “Still, Zau might believe if he held the goblet in his hand.” “Take the goblet from the chest and show it to a soldier?” These communiqués were both found on page 174 in the book. In The Golden Goblet, Gebu seems very persuasive, therefore having the goblet is a good idea. The affirmations that Ranofer proclaimed are evidence that Ranofer did need the goblet to assure any that Gebu was stealing from the tombs. That is to say that Ranofer finding the golden goblet gave him prove that Gebu was stealing from the

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