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Odysseus is not a hero A hero is somebody who is intelligent, strong, and always puts others first. When you first think of Odysseus you probably see him as strong, intelligent, and what people would classify a hero, but once you see past the obvious you’ll understand why he is infact, not a hero. Odysseus is self centered, and unloyal. He doesn’t put other people first, and isn’t always honest. He also seems to do whatever he wants. Odysseus is intelligent, but that does not mean that he is always

There are too many pigs killed each year, did you ever know that there are 9.8 million pigs killed in a year?! in The Story of the Three Little Pigs, however, was not one of them. In the story, the Wolf effortlessly demolishes the first two pigs houses and eats them instantly. Unlike the first two pigs, the Third Pig is much more intelligent. He successfully outsmarts the Wolf because of the traits he possesses. The third little pig defeated the Wolf because he is admirable, he is the very admirable

In the story “Dirk the Protector” the two main characters are Gary and Dirk the dog, and they survive together on the street. In the poem “For Heidi with Blue Hair” the main character is Heidi, and she survives by dying her hair to give herself comfort after her mom died. All three characters survive in two ways physically and mentally. Gary and Dirk needed each other to survive, because when they lived on the street it was dangerous. Gary was always ganged up on until Dirk came around. Dirk loved

Esteban Echeverria’s story “The Slaughterhouse” uses symbolism and horrific details that recount the time during the reign of the ‘Unitarios,’ more specifically Juan Manuel de Rosas. Rosas was the ruler of Argentina from 1835 to 1852. Echeverria and some friends to combat the reign of terror that Rosas put on Argentina founded a the “Association of May.” Once Rosas caught wind of this uprising he forced Echeverria to emigrate to Uruguay where he later died just before the downfall of Rosas’ reign

The Overpowering Force of Savagery The civilized nature of mankind is questioned through an existential crises of the characters forcing them to act immorally and violently. When humans live within a community without order, they become savages without even realizing it. The influence of each leader affects the boys the boys tremendously as they follow each others immoral actions. Therefore the novel Lord of the Flies portrays how the boys undergo a powerful transformation from acting civilized

John Locke would be proud of the split power that Ralph decided to do. While Ralph is in charge, Jack takes care of hunting. He is reasonable, unlike Jack who is irresponsible and selfish, like when he takes down the fire just to use it to hunt a pig. Ralph proves, when all the kids were brought back together, that he is just like John Locke. Locke is a man who believes men keep their promises, are loyal, and keep their peace. When Ralph was voted as leader of the tribe he gives part

“‘What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?’ (Golding 101)” the answer to this question constantly changes over the course of William Golding’s suspenseful tale, Lord of the Flies (1954). Throughout the novel, Golding paints a vivid picture of how the once civilized boys on the island begin to embrace their wild nature over time. The true theme of the story is shown as the boys, left without supervision, forget their civilized ways and due to the natural inclination of man, are reverted into

Have you ever wondered what it would be like having to survive in the wilderness for two months? A 13 year old named Brian used many different survival strategies to help him survive in the Canadian wilderness .Some strategies that he used was by using his hatchet that his mother gave him, positive thinking, and he always planned ahead. Brian used his hatchet all throughout this book to help him survive. Brian tries to make a fire with the hatchet with the hatchet but fails. Brian first tries by

Insanity can make people do unspeakable things, even to the level of murder. In William Golding's fictional novel, Lord of the Flies, Jack Merridew dropped to this level of insanity and brutally murdered two of his fellow islanders. The boys had been stranded on an island for an extensive period of time without any real food or water supply, yet that is no excuse for committing murder. Jack should be charged with first degree murder on behalf of Simon, and accessory to murder in regards of Piggy

Lord of the Flies is a 1954 novel about group of British boys stuck on an uninhabited island after their plane crashed. As the book starts the group of boys unknowing what to do decide someone should lead. They start to select a leader between Jack and Ralph. These boys were the largest and strongest of them. The boys voted Ralph be leader. A quote for this is “The most obvious leader was Jack but there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size and attractive