The Monkey's Paw: The Myth Of King Midas And His Golden Touch

Everyone has a desire, something that they want to achieve or obtain for them. Whether it is ethical or immoral, having desires is almost inevitable. Sometimes these desires make people go through tough times. Tragic occurrences such as death and broken relationships shape the lives of people positively or negatively. In the following essay, “Many Rivers to Cross” and the short stories, “Two Kinds” and “Everyday Use”, the protagonists of these texts struggle to achieve their desire, but because of those struggles the main characters do eventually come to a revelation.

Imagine about 1.5 million of kids killed in the holocaust and up to 6 millions Jews died. The people in the holocaust has to question their faith of all the apprehension that made people grip on their faith in their crisis. Many Jewish people in the book Night, by Elie Wiesel had seen and been through the shocking horrors that shaken their faith. In the book people tried to survive the chamber while maintaining their faith. Shocking events that are currently happening in today's society that made people struggle to maintain faith they once had because of an act of violence, war, and death. In the book Night the theme “struggle to maintain faith” is admissible in today society.

When making a wish, it has to be specific enough to not cause anything bad to happen, if possible. Although both characters in these two stories learned valuable lessons, the ghost of wishes past will forever haunt him. Whether it’s the paw of a monkey or a magical being that grants your wishes, be careful what you wish

It is hypothesized that the two excerpts convey messages about the representation of goodness and evil attributes. An expository approach is essential to the study of this key idea, for the reason that no single punitive perspective can sufficiently address this issue. The research will be used to convey and interpret ideas from both passages. I will research the stories portrayal of wicked factors, while clarifying and expressing the importance within both accounts. By means of thorough investigation, the reader will apprehend the significance of why the authors included these themes within their stories.

An individual’s legacy, in many ways, is predetermined by the primordial “Fate.” A sort of judge and guide that some people have subscribed to for centuries. This guide develops a certain permutation for an individual’s life which is only influenced by one’s ability to compose judgements and decisions about obstacles which appear everyday. This decision making process is cyclical in that it always leads to another question to answer or problem to solve. One decision may edge the next until it yields to fate, the ultimate philosophical judge. Fate is a permanent path and one is stuck on its course. The same could be said for the Wes Moores’ of the work The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates. Throughout the work, the Wes Moores’ made complicated

Throughout the school year, we have read and watched multiple sources of literature and film. The controversy of fate vs. free will is a theme that is seen throughout all of them. In Rand’s “Anthem”, Huxley’s “Brave New World”, and “Adjustment Bureau” directed by George Nolfi, the characters struggle with wanting free will but it not being given to them. I believe we are victims of fate because, we have the ability to think for ourselves, but often that ability is unable to be used because our societies, governments and other things prohibit it.

Circumstances are one of the most important factors that could affect human behavior and mindset. In the novel Night by Elie Wiesel, the inhumane circumstances compel many characters to adopt a cruel mindset. The way the Jews treated Mrs. Schächter is one of the early cases that showcase the changed behavior resulting from said circumstances. Throughout the journey, Rabbi Eliahu’s son exhibits a survival mindset that causes him to abandon his father. Likewise, Eliezer himself begins to see his father as a burden that is affecting his own survival abilities.

“The Book Thief” presented a story filled with various themes that comprised a powerful plot line. Although there were many themes in the story, there was one that stood out to me more than others. In the process of reading the book, the theme of suffering affected me the most. The definition of the word suffer is to experience or be subjected to something bad or unpleasant. Different characters within the story are subjected to dreadful feelings and are therefore suffering. Through my analyzation, I observed the three different types of suffering that the characters experienced: guilt, feelings of emptiness, and anxiety. The characters of “The Book Thief” experience these three types of suffering in different ways.

Generally speaking the main idea of this area of the book emphasises the importance of sufferings and hope in the strengthening of one’s spiritual and emotional maturation. Problems outside the academic scoop but in the family and even ones health was at risk. It talked about whom they trust too amidst extreme situations that they even think of giving up but God called them and uplifted from their life aggravating situations. He reminded them that no matter how painful and hard it was towards the kingdom of success in the end it will be paid off. He said to them that put their trust on Him and be faithful because they were not alone in carrying their burdens in life God is just there writing for their call.

However, from the story, it is clear that everyone has a free will to do whatever they wish, either evil or good. It will also be demonstrated in this essay that despite the fact that everyone has a freewill to do whatever they wish, Christians believe that the good will always emerge victorious over the evil. From the analysis of the faith of the characters in the “Song of Roland” and the ‘Life of Saint Louis’, it will be evident how the story depicts Islam and the Muslim society as a whole.

C. Discussion of the impact of both fate and free-will from the viewpoint of three characters

King Midas had three powers: The power of the golden touch, The power of telepathy, and The power of teleportation. Though he used all, he was most famously known for his ability to turn anything he wished into gold by simply touching it. He was not born with power but received it from God Dionysus as a gratitude gift. God Dionysus roamed east to India with Silenus who was a satyr. Silenus was weary from the walk and decided to take a rest in King Midas beautiful rose garden. While Silenus was taking

Midas was a king of Phrygia. There were three kings in the name of Midas but people aren’t sure which was the real king from the myth.

Malouf does not portray fate as an irrevocable procession to the grave and that man is powerless to contest it. For Malouf, that which cannot be altered in Priam’s life is merely “left to the gods” and that which can be changed is simply dependent on “chance” but instead makes it evident that through perseverance and will, man can exercise a degree of control over his destiny.

My favorite Myth is The Midas Touch from greek Mythology. The Moral of the story is that riches are not the most important thing in life. The way this myth goes is that a satyr a half man half goat parties to hard one night and finds himself drunk. While he was drunk he fell asleep in a rosebush of the Palace where the king Midas lives. While he was asleep the next morning Princess Zoe went outside and found him sleeping there and thought he was a normal goat but in reality he was a satyr and he was ugly.