Mia's Journey In The Epic Of Beowulf

After her grandfather’s death in 1687, 16 year-old Kit feels that she must leave and sail to the only relatives she knows of, her uncle and aunt in Wethersfield, Connecticut. She desperately travels there on a ship called the Dolphin, where she meets a gentleman named Nat. She and Nat have a very playful relationship, Nat always has a mocking grin on his face and Kit occasionally flirts with him on the boat. When she arrives in Wethersfield, Connecticut, she is taken by surprise at the dull landscape and endless fields. Kit meets her uncle, a strict and sometimes grumpy man named Matthew Wood, her aunt, a sweet and caring woman named Rachel, her cousin Judith, a picky and vain young lady who’s otherwise kind, and her other cousin Mercy, a

“The aged maps call it ship trap island” said whitney “ What a name the place has am I right. The Sailors seem to hate the place they think it is as bad As pirates” I misunderstand it must be some tradition. “Can’t see the sea but I can smell it as well as momma’s cookin” rainsford said as he looked through the dense tropical night. I could feel the night coming down onto me and the yacht

What is a hero to you? Is it someone who wears a cape and runs around saving people from the “bad guys”? A Hero’s Journey is the form Joseph Campbell created from his book The Hero With A Thousand Faces it is a more detailed transformation or inner journey of a character throughout a story. A hero in an epic which is a long, narrative poem from ancient oral telling. In the epic “Beowulf”, Beowulf is the epic hero. He performed many heroic deeds during his life including the killing of Grendel and his mother, he did what many were not willing to take on. Beowulf takes on a Hero’s Journey by having encounters in the Ordinary World, Special World, and back into his Ordinary World. The Hero’s Journey is prevalent in anybody’s life you don’t

“But that night she was like the little tottering, stumbling, clutching child, who all of a sudden realizes its powers, and walks for the first time alone, boldly and with over-confidence. She could have shouted for joy. She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water.

Isabel was making herself at home, by exploring the island and adding to the map, she found a new love begin to grow. As time went on Isabel was bearing a child, exited and full of joy Isabel wrote to her mother back home “with the news of the expected arrival” (78). A letter was not sent from Tom, for his family was in the past and not to continue to the future, as his mother is dead and his father a cold man, he wanted no part in that life anymore, he focused on a rocking chair for his soon to be child. Time went on and a storm came, one that kept Tom with the light, and Isabel safely in bed. The storm thundered and defend Tom from Isabel's cries of help. The blood, covering Isabel and soaking the bed, she has lost the child. That’s when Isabel's life changed, everything had become dull, the room now a coffin she was trapped in “life had stopped at its edges” (90). Day passed and the couple grieved but chores didn’t stop, just as the light, the days went on. Completing chores outside Isabel heard a cry thought to be of her imagination, Tom cried “from the gallery - ‘on the beach! A boat!’” (100) this had Isabel running for the

In great literature, many heroes accept a challenge and set off on the hero’s journey. In the novel Beowulf, the hero Beowulf faces a tough road of trials. Throughout his journey he accepts each challenge head on and displays many characteristics that defend his title as a hero. He is a great leader, he is brave, and he is selfless and sacrifices himself in an attempt to protect his people.

Context: Visiting the sea for the first time in the novel, Edna has an internal struggle with the temptations of the sea.

She mostly describes her trip as long, slow, and boring. Later she recalls the sea mist, the horse smell, and the relaxing lifestyle. Throughout the story, the author makes Kit’s thoughts detailed

In Virginia Wolf’s memoirs she tells stories of her life and how the events in them affected her as an adult. One of these stories was a tale of she and her family spending an afternoon on a sailboat. Wolf grew up in Cornwall, England, a town near the sea. Because of this I can infer that she had spent many days and night at the beach or the pier. I believe this story has some significant impact on her because out of all the other times she must have went sailing, this time was more important because she wrote about it. In the story she tells about how her father changed her view on something without necessarily meaning to.

The story starts in Grand Isle, a vacation away from the Pontellier’s normal house. Edna likes the time away from her normal, time-consuming life and spends her days in leisure with her good friend Adele. The island was a safe place, and Edna felt like she could relax there. Her thinking became more free and open and because of this she was more relaxed as a person, the island she was on helped her find herself. She learned her freedom and started expressing

During the hurried, yet gleeful, disembarkment of the passengers aboard the cruise liner with luggage in hand and sporting newly acquired sun burns from the 2 week long voyage, she bided her time patiently along the lower promenade, watching the many American nouveau riche converged with their waiting family and friends prepared to regale them with their adventures in the far off islands of the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. Up until this point, not a single consideration or doubt had entered her mind as the ship neared the States and thankfully, she remained resolved in her long considered decision to return to her homeland.

Put all together is hard to describe – something I had only seen in photos! I walked around with Sheila and she introduced me as a new member and I was met with such welcoming kindness. Of course, I had to explain that our boat wasn’t ready, and that it was PLASTIC! No one cared! “Welcome to the club!”, “Those boats are cool!”, “I can’t wait to see it!”, “How did you decide to buy a classic boat?” All my fears about not fitting in because our boat was fiberglass and not completely stock were silenced. Ann Guldemond and Judi Schoenherr welcomed me to the club and Margaret Herr took me for a personal tour of the beautiful home on Bryson’s Island. I enjoyed my first day with the club immensely, feeling welcomed and looking forward to more great times boating with nice people. I couldn’t wait to tell Scott! Now if there were only cell service on this

As the sun quickly rose over the visible horizon of the dark blue, brisk waters of the Atlantic Ocean in Palm Beach, Florida, John knew he was late as he threw his rod and tackle box onto his fishing boat. The boat had a navy blue hull with white and brown accents that emphasized the boat and on the side was painted “Sharon” in memory of his wife who had died the year before. He untied the cleats attaching his boat to the pier, started up the engine and as the exhaust filled the air, he set off.

When the water is stagnant and quiet, that is when the trouble comes. Storms aren’t the cause of most sailing crashes; it is the calmness that is dangerous (Lochhaas 1). The saying ‘the calm before the storm’ might have actually been made for sailors. Jessica wanted waves to come so she could learn and do something exciting. Many people were right in the danger side of sailing what they failed to realize was the type of danger. Sailing has been part of Jessica’s life since she can remember and sailing has been around since mankind can remember.

The wind travels across the sea to find her new home and remind her of