Adam Kirkland Wilson Knight ENG1113 RYAK 9/2/16 Inside the Fire The sun shone brightly in the sky, and sounds and smells of spring wafted through the air to caress the senses of a young boy walking into town. Thick mud left over from the previous evening's showers quickly had begun to dry, and the boy couldn't help but stop for a moment to enjoy the pleasant atmosphere of the bustling forest trail. Squirrels began to chatter excitedly, and knocked acorns from their already tentative perch among the boughs of a large oak. The young boy realized that the squirrels agitation stemmed from a strange man who approached further down the path, and cautiously stepped forward to greet the traveler. The stranger introduced himself as Lucien, a traveling …show more content…
The only thing that prevented him from fully allowing himself to believe that this had all been some metal fabrication was his missing pack. He concentrated on the thought of his missing pack, and before he knew what he had done, the pack was on his bedside table. Merlin stared dumbfounded at the confirmation of his fears; he had indeed used magic to retrieve his missing pack. Unbeknownst to Merlin, another pair of eyes had also witnessed the miraculous feat. The town beggar often crept out to the farm Merlin lived on, stealing whatever he could take without being caught. He had been spying through the window when Merlin cast the spell, and immediately slunk off towards the town armed with dangerous knowledge. Merlin soon fell back asleep, plagued with visions of searing flames and vindictive priests. The sun crested the horizon and bathed the land in its warm, cheerful rays. To young Merlin, whose mind was filled with so many fears and doubts, the glowing orb almost seemed a beacon of hope. He made his way into Salem, and made an effort to avoid any town officials he saw wandering his way. He turned into an alley headed towards the market, only to find his path blocked by Lucien. Merlin's heart fell when Lucien declared that he knew about Merlin's secret. The young boy's dismay was replaced by confusion and joy when Lucien declared that he was actually Merlin's long lost father, and had been on a quest for the last twelve years to understand his own …show more content…
Merlin watched helplessly as the only people he truly loved burned to death. Lucien pulled the boy aside, and explained that the beggar brought the tale of Merlin's magical abilities before the Protestant council, and they had condemned his grandparents to die for teaching Merlin such heathenistic ways. Lucien told Merlin that his only option was to go to the cave in the forest and retrieve a magical artifact from within, and use it to gain his revenge. Merlin took head of the advice and sought out the cave, finding it nestled in a shady glade in the middle of the deep forest. Inside the cave stood a pedestal holding what appeared to be an inconspicuous stone, but upon further inspection Merlin could tell a powerful energy emanated from within the very core of the relic. Seeing no other option before him, Merlin gathered his resolve and picked up the stone. Power and energy coursed through his veins, and he felt as if his soul might burst forth from his chest like some vengeful dragon. Merlin knew then beyond the shadow of a doubt that this evil object was sowing seeds of dark desire within his heart, but by then it was too late. The magic had taken ahold of him, and all that remained of the once innocent young boy was a hollow physical shell. He returned to the town brimming with fury, and raised his hands before him as if he were a conduit for some form of almighty being. With waves of his upraised limbs, hell fires burst forth from the ground,
In the start of Fahrenheit 451, Montag’s thoughts are that fire is good for society. He burns books for a living, and never thought twice about doing his job. That is until he meets characters such as Clarisse, Beatty, and the academics. Montag’s understanding of the nature of fire changes as he becomes enlightened through his relationships.
Disasters can be so impactful; some can forever change the course of history. While many at the time thought this story would soon pass, and with it all the potential bad publicity, the story of the Triangle fire spread quickly, and outraged many people. On a beautiful spring day in March 1911 when 146 workers lost their lives, a fire would prove it could do what years of reformers had failed to do, get the government on the side of the workers. I would argue that the fire largely impacted the country. Specifically, the Triangle Fire ended up changing New York’s interconnected political and economic scene, and spurred on the creation of stricter safety codes. For the first time owners would hold responsibility for their actions. Max Blanck and Isaac Harris; being indicted for manslaughter was proof of this. Social change seemed to be spurred as well; the general public and newspapers would come back the workers of New York. Large institutions would suffer as well. Tammany Hall would be feared less and less by waves of new immigrants. The largest change brought about by the blaze would be legislation. Twenty-five bills, recasting the labor laws of the state
The City of Detroit, Michigan, seems to be a city on the decline in America. Job prospects some of the lowest in the country and one of the only cities to be shrinking, rather than growing. There are a lot of problems Detroit is facing, one of them is there incidence rate for fires. Detroit is the number one city in America for house fires, not to mention their high rate of fires in the many vacant buildings throughout the city. There are many socioeconomic factors with the city that make the incident rates rise, and response less effective.
The most impactful people in history not only influence others in their lives, but grow up knowing that they have a purpose in this world. In this book, The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart, the reader follows the upcoming of Myrddin Emrys, later known as Merlin. As a child, he was not favored by others and often called a bastard because he did not know his father and Niniane, his mother, would not reveal who that individual was. Merlin was rejected by peers, his grandfather, and his uncle, who tries to poison him because he believes Merlin is a threat to his reign as King. However, this event is good because it causes Merlin to learn about himself and essentially create a future king. As a character, Merlin made an impact on the King Arthur legend due to his ability, known as the Sight, Arthur's conception, and his guidance.
She and her father, the Museum of Natural History's master of locks, flee to a town called Saint-Malo where Marie-Laure becomes a part-time messenger for the French resistance, delivering codes to be played through a secret radio. The book is a fine read for all ages, and readers contemplate human actions and desires. Many people wish to be the owner of the stone, and it has a history. Handed down from one ruler to another, the stone is said to have a curse: whoever has the stone will not die, but all those around that person will suffer.
I argue that Merlin is a character with extreme extra worldly perception. Many would think extra worldly perception to be a privilege, but this essay serves to contradict the positive effects that extra worldly perception can have. I will show why he is perceptive, rather than mad, as well as explain why this type of perception can be detrimental to one’s life. When a person has too much perception, he can often live in a world of fear and discontent, one that is only curable by the restructuring of an entire society. To begin, Merlin’s reasons for leaving feudal society are too logical to call him “mad.”
James Baldwin was an influential activist in the Civil Rights Movement and also became know as one of the most prominent African American intellectuals of twenty centuries. Between Martin Luther King Jr non-violent views on integration and Malcom X radical views, there in middle lies James Baldwin ideals a mix of the two. In his book The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin analyses the position of blacks in America a century after the Emancipation Proclamation which supposedly gave blacks their freedom. He uses the essay “My Dungeon Shook” as a plea to his nephew the importance of acceptance and integration. Through the essay “Down At The Cross” to provides readers with personal experiences about the relationship between religion and race that allowed
It was now deep dusk in the forest, and deepest in that part of it where these two were journeying. As nearly as could be discerned, the second traveler was about fifty years old, apparently in the same rank of life as Goodman Brown, and bearing a considerable resemblance to him, though perhaps more in expression than features. Still, they might have been taken for father and son. And yet, though the elder person was as simply clad as the younger, and as simple in manner too, he had an indescribable air of one who knew the world, and would not have felt abashed at the governor's dinner-table, or in King William's court, were it possible that his affairs should call him thither.
The purpose of this essay is to elaborate and clarify James Baldwin’s book The Fire Next Time. Some examples that are related to his argument are given to strengthen the point. The examples are taken from the articles about ‘White People Commit the Most Heinous Crimes, So Why Is America Terrified of Black Men?’ and the book New Jim Crow.
In any given situation, a certain extent of wisdom needs to be held. Merlin needed to have wisdom to succeed the birth of Arthur, as well as be his guide throughout the book. Being taught by Galapas, Merlin obtains most of his knowledge from his teacher, who teaches him how to guide Arthur. Ambrosius, who is Merlin’s father, also gives Merlin more wisdom on a lot more his magic and visions. Merlin also becomes a lot more knowledgeable about his magic and his visions. Not only does Merlin have wisdom about Arthur, but he also gets a deeper wisdom about his own personal life that he did know much about before, for example his family as well as his own personal life which is something that is important to
A: The film begins with a fire. It narrates the story of men running from a fire when, suddenly, one of the men stop and sets fire to the ground in front of him and the steps into the new safety zone he had just created. The term for his discovery became known as an escape fire. The directors used the idea of an escape fire as a metaphor for our health care system. Currently, our health care system is like a raging fire. The consuming flames of rising costs and a “disease maintenance” mind-set are about to consume our country and we must find a way out, an escape fire, before we perish. Like the men running away from the eminent death by the flames, we as a nation are sprinting towards
Arthur to take to his bed in despair. And Merlin’s advice isn’t always the greatest, like his
Today is the day! I finally got to go to a fire scene! My first fire scene! And it was a fatal fire scene! I know it is wrong to be happy that not only did someone’s house burn but also that someone died while it was happening, but it means that I can actually take what I have been learning and finally incorporate it into real life.
Motifs often play a major role in pieces of literature due to the wide variety of ideas they can be used to express. This is especially true for pieces that were written during or about a historically significant event, as the writer would often be trying to convey certain ideas without directly stating them. As a history major, I find it fascinating to discover the deeper meaning to the motifs in Hard Times, as it was written during the industrial revolution, one of the most significant turning points in English history. A notable recurring motif in Charles Dickens’ novel is that of fire. In Hard Times, Dickens uses the symbol of fire to convey messages of despair, wonder, fancy, and hope surrounding the main character,