As he is describing the green chile, the visual images are both beautiful and powerful (lines 15-18): Ah, voluptuous, masculine, an air of authority and youth simmers from its swan-neck stem, tapering to a flowery collar… These four simple lines suggest just how much their culture admires their tradition, along with the things in it. The admiration of the green chile represents the significance it has behind it. Santiago also describes the way his grandmother cuts into it with a “mysterious passion on her face” (line 32). In their culture the green chile is just as important as killing an animal for its meat, or any other food. The way they take care of the green chile only goes to show how much they actually care for their cultural tradition.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a poem built on themes of chivalry and all that it entails. From the very beginning, the main character Gawain outlines the elements of chivalry in the five points on his shield and cites them as the virtues of the members of King Arthur’s court. However, in gauging these chivalric characteristics, it is important that readers acknowledge not only actions that embody chivalry, but also those actions that are not chivalrous. One key way that this is shown in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is through the symbolic green girdle. Though its symbolism is not fully realized until the end of the poem, this gift from the lady ultimately represents Gawain’s turn away from his chivalric goals in favor of saving his own life and later his return to chivalry.
This trait is shown heavily throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Gawain in the beginning of the story accepts the task of playing the Green Knight’s game because in all of the land, he is the strongest knight. It can also be inferred that Gawain accepted this challenge because one of the biggest factors in obeying the chivalric code was to show loyalty to the king. When the time comes for him to go on his search for the Green Knight his true character starts to show. He feels scared and sick to his stomach but that doesn’t stop him from going.
The first time we see Jay Gatsby he is standing on the shore of a bay reaching out to a green light in the distance. At this moment, without having any knowledge of his past, Fitzgerald allows us to analyze so much about his character. The description of the light as green is not merely coincidental, but it is rather symbolic. The green light sets a tone for the rest of the book. Fitzgerald is mostly interested in all the consequences associated with wealth, symbolically represented by the color green.
In Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby”, the green light on the Buchanan dock is used to reflect Gatsby’s unattainable love for Daisy. Throughout the novel Fitzgerald shows that Jay Gatsby loves Daisy, and is hope to one day be with Daisy is signified with the green light. Essentially, Gatsby has to get to the light to achieve his goal, which is to be with Daisy. Gatsby’s goal come down to location, Daisy’s house and her dock was located right by the sea. As Nick said on pg 25, Gatsby always was looking at the light.
Nature The earth is full of this beautiful nature. Surrounding ourselves with amazing creatures, plants, and much more. Just how there is so much in nature that we have and enjoy there is also the taking care of it and appreciating it more than usual. There are three authors who wrote and really pointed out their own nature. Seeing by Annie Dillard, An Entrance to the Woods by Wendell Berry, and The Courage of the Turtles by Edward Hoagland are essays written for the purpose to identify and search the meaning of what nature really is to them.
Nature vs. Civilization In the poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, basic and natural urges are subliminated into sophisticated courtship or chivalry. The thematic concern that is raised by Gawain’s quest is the relationship between a civilized social group and nature or the wilderness. Through the description of naturalistic ideas being assimilated into chivalric social norms, the significance of nature and civilization in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight will be explained through this essay. Throughout the tale, nature and civility challenge multiple character’s, notably Sir Gawain’s, nature and social behaviours within the society through four events which are: the barrage of the Green Knight, the temptations of Bertilak’s wife, the hunt and the final encounter of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. During the opening of the tale we are introduced to Camelot, a utopian society where everything related to the court is first-class.
The Great Gatsby Character Analysis There are many techniques used by authors to help develop a deeper understanding of a main character in a novel. Many techniques include symbolism, theme, and imagery. In The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, he uses color imagery to symbolize and develop a deeper understanding for the protagonist in the novel, Jay Gatsby. He uses the color green to reveal much of Gatsby’s characterization and to provide a deeper understanding of the character. The color green is shown throughout the novel to help the reader understand that Jay Gatsby is more than just a flawless, wealthy socialite.
Sir Gawain in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain and Guinevere are at a New Year’s celebration in Arthur’s court where Gawain sees himself as the least of Arthur’s knights in terms of both physical prowess and mental ability. Gawain sees himself pretty much as a useless knight in Arthur’s court. He is Arthur’s nephew and also one of Camelot’s famous knights to test his ambition. I believe that Gawain is in this piece of literature because he is a character who shows us softness to improve self worth, reputation, shame, virtue and more. In the second part of the poem, Gawain’s reputation becomes widespread because of his affair with a married woman.
In literature as in life one’s character is always being tested and judged by others. Such is the case in Pearl Poet’s work “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” where Gawain is constantly tested to prove whether or not he’s noble as a person and a knight. In my paper I will discuss how whether or not Gawain passes the tests pushed his way. I will do this by analyzing how Gawain acts to these tests and the reactions of other characters to Gawain’s actions. Temptation is part of an everyday life, how you go about it determines your character.