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The Hero Cycle: Beren The Hero Cycle ties together all heros. It is a literary concept that illustrates the same pattern that almost all heros, from Beowulf to Harry Potter, follow. This cycle also connects genres, no matter how different, together in its most basic form. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Mystery, etc. However, the genre most associated to the Hero Cycle is fantasy, partly due to the Hero Cycles’ origins coming from fairy tale and old myths/epics of ancient days. Even modern fantasy has its stake

Tolkien’s The Silmarillion is rife with battles between good and evil, these diametric ideals are what make this fantasy mockup of the bible a compelling and interesting book. The relationships between different peoples and the tension those relationships create are fueled by the binary opposition of what is considered good and evil. Tolkien was a literary scholar and payed abrupt attention to the appellation of places and people and the affect the supposed locution of the cultural groups within

The Troll island. Is a island their trolls lives in peace and harmony with all animals and other creatures . On the island the trolls have theirs homes and on the island is many trees, stones, moss on the stones and diamonds that give the trolls forces. Every diamonds have their own power, the red one is for trolls that can control the fire, the green one is for the trolls that help mother nature to do her job with the tree, flowers and ever think that’s green, the brown is for the trolls that do

Children often wait for the moment in their lives that marks the point of maturity, when they are no longer naive, but rather complete with growth in mind and body. Bildungsroman, a coming of age story, is common in literature, but it is not always about them growing into adulthood. Many times the plot of the story involves a character casting off an imprecise or inaccurate worldview. One such story is The Red Badge of Courage by Stephan Crane, who creates a protagonist who needs to overcome his

Applying the “Seven Ages of Man” Monologue to a Dynamic Character How many stages do you think a general person goes through in their lifetime? According to Shakespeare’s monologue, “Seven Ages of Man” from his play “As You Like It,” he informs that there are exactly seven stages a general person goes through. The stages being the infant, the school-boy, the soldier, the justice, the pantaloon, and finally the oblivion stage. These seven ages of man can also be related to the major character Jem

Man Bun 101: Is Going Long Right for You? Have you heard the buzz, about how the man bun acts as a chick magnet? In 2013, the man bun was trendy and 2014 was dubbed 'the year of the man bun'. Since A-listers, such as Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio are embracing this sexy style, chances are the bro bun is here for the long-haul. You want one. You know you do. Perhaps you have a false belief that the man bun will not be en vogue In the 6-9 months it takes to can grow your hair longer. Not

Have you ever walked down the street and had an uneasy feeling as a stranger approach you. Something unsettling and turning in your stomach you can’t quite explain. It is likely you have faced a problem millions of Americans face every day, men wearing buns in their hair. I know! I know! This seems absurd, what’s even more absurd is it has a name; they call these buns ‘man buns’. Man buns are a disgrace to society for many reasons. If Leonardo DiCaprio can’t pull it off, neither can you! The

Melkor and Aulë both had the desire to create things of their own and receive the praise of their skill. They both received powers to create from their creator, Ilúvatar, Aulë continues to obey him and Melkor goes on to turn away from him, this is where they differ in sub-creation. The intentions of Melkor pointed towards himself to increase the power that was given to him by Ilúvatar. He wanted to go beyond his power of sub-creating and make himself superior to his creator, it was all for personal

Everyone suffers cruelty in their lives. It is one of the many unspoken truths of the world. Tyelperinquar knows this better than anyone. Has often been a victim of cruelty, of malice, or seen others suffer in like manner. After all he grew up with his father and his grandfather and his uncles, all of them brimming with malice, with the need to hurt. Sometimes, when they got tired of hurting each other and the rest of the world, they would turn on him with their harsh words and their cold, silver

“For a true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength, but the strength of his heart” as said in the movie Hercules. This is also shown in the epic poem Beowulf when Beowulf risks his life for his people and people from far away. A true hero does an act for the greater good of the people and does it no matter what, because if a hero does it for themselves they aren’t helping anyone and it is defined as selfish which has a negative connotation. A hero is aware of the danger and isn’t reckless