Christian’s+Hero+Essay

__ THE GIVING TREE __ If you like stories about generosity and unconditional love than I strongly advise reading this story. It begins with a boy and a tree who both love each other very much. This beginning may lead you to believe that this is an unentertaining story designed solely for the enjoyment of a younger crowd. But let me assure you that it is not. As the story progresses the boy begins to grow apart from the tree. Later he starts asking it for items that the tree happily gives the items explain why the stories name is “The giving tree”. As time progresses the tree has given everything she has to the boy and the boy comes to her as an old man but wishing for nothing more than a place to rest which the tree can offer. And that ends the story. This story can represent several different things in ancient Egypt. One thing is the relationship between the river Nile and the Egyptians. The tree in the story would represent the Nile and the boy would represent the people. The evidence behind this theory is in the story the tree would give things to the boy like the Nile would give things to the Egyptians. The other example is the relationship between the Pharaoh and his people. The boy in the story received from the tree like the pharaoh receives from his people. The tree in the story gave like the people gave to the Pharaoh. Now go out and read the book! The Gettysburg address was the shortest most powerful speech in American history. Only 269 words this speech describes how it describes how this young nation was falling apart. He also states that the dead shall not die in vain. And that this country will give birth to new freedom.

This speech talks greatly of freedom and is a little bit like an old version of Martin Luther king Junior’s speech. They both share opinions about rights. Although Lincoln’s speech talks about freedom and Martin’s talks about right they both tell powerful information.

THE LITTLE MERMAID ANALYSIS

The sea witch: The sea witch is an evil character in his story who gives backfiring gifts for large exchanges. Near the middle of the story the little mermaid goes into her lair. The story describes how her lair is filled with bodies of dead humans who had drowned. This would lead people to believe that she was a nasty creature.

The grandmother: The grand mother is a good hearted old mermaid in the story. Near the beginning of the story the grandmother tells the sister when they turn 15 years old they would be able to go out on the surface and see the land. Hearing that she mourned for her grandchild led me to believe that she was a loving person.

Hans Christian Andersen’s “The little mermaid “is a story that shows sacrifice can be costly, even the price of death. The stories protagonist is the little nameless mermaid who wishes so much to be with the prince who she saved from the shipwreck. She was willing to sacrificed life with her aquatic family and her beautiful fishes tail for a pair of legs to be with the prince The mermaid was willing to give up the comfort of home to venture forth to the terrestrial home of her beloved prince. The evil antagonist of the story is the sea witch. A monstrous cunning creature preys upon the desires of the hopeful desires of the little mermaid as well as others. She cuts off the little mermaid’s musical tongue, her most treasured asset, in exchange for human legs which burn with every step. She not only wants retribution for her magic but exchanges painful presents. Her cruel nature sadly does not result with her death. The little mermaid is truly a great story that Disney did a poor movie of. I strongly recommend this story so you can read the real story of the little mermaid.