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Thematic analysis of The Legend of Zelda
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Every day wasted living a routine-like lifestyle is another day down the drain, another day without adventure. The majority of all Legend of Zelda games begin with Link who had just awakened from a deep slumber and is laying in his bed. Link then proceeds to exit his comfy home and explore the kingdom that lay ahead.
A recurring theme in The Legend of Zelda is that Link is always able to find a way to overcome the challenges he faces physically, whether it be the absurd amount of boss battles, or the puzzles he must solve. Link also has to combat his internal turmoils. Despite being constantly doubted by his fellow villagers and reminded that he is destined to fail, that his aspirations are just too big for such a young boy, Link musters
up the courage to fight another day. This desire to grow stronger physically and mentally is what sets Link apart from other flat characters in the game. It also teaches the player to overcome the challenges that are imposed upon them (either in the game or in real life), and to pursue/achieve the greatest that they possibly can. As we follow Link on his journey, we come to a realization that Link’s want to succeed never quite goes away until the end credits.
The novel Nukkin Ya is a compelling book, written in the perspective of the character Gary Black, the author of the text is Phillip Gwynne. The novel is set in rural South Australia for Australian readers. The novel conveys a number of themes and messages including racial difference, love verse hate and the ability and choice to move on. These are depicted by the literally techniques of imagery, literary allusions and intertextuality.
This is evident in the beginning when Lev refuses to escape to Vyazma with his mother and sister because he wants to serve as a hero in the war, “I fought with my mother… She wanted me to go with them… But I wasn’t leaving Piter. I was a man. I would defend my city…” (8). He reflects as a 17-year-old craving for the title of a hero, “I was seventeen, flooded with a belief in my own heroic destiny... I believed in the cause; I would not flee the enemy; I would not miss out on the triumph.” (9). Despite his severe desire to feel entitled to heroism, Lev recognizes that he does not feel remotely close to being a hero or stand as a heroic figure, “Heroes and fast sleepers, then, can switch off their thoughts when necessary. Cowards and insomniacs, my people, are plagued by babble on the brain.” (143). Benign of Lev’s journey, Lev is inclined to favor his own heroism and warrior-hero figure; however, amid his journey with Kolya, he concedes to his belief of non-fulfilling heroism and nonetheless fitting a cowardice
Many people lose things everyday, but the truth is you never know how much you need something until it’s gone. In the books “Going Over” by Beth Kephart and “brown girl dreaming” by Jacqueline Woodson the theme; you never know how much you need something until it’s gone is perfect for both books because of the tragic loss of Jackie’s grandfather and the separation of Ada and Stefan. This theme is supported by Jacqueline’s move to New York, Ada and her deep longing for Stefan since the wall separated them, and Jacqueline losing her grandfather.
There were many themes illustrated throughout the memoir, A Long Way Gone by Ishmael beah. These themes include survival/resilience despite great suffering, the loss of innocence, the importance of family/heritage, the power of hope and dreams, the effects of injustice on the individual, and the importance of social and political responsibility. Every theme listed has a great meaning, and the author puts them in there for the readers to analyze and take with them when they finish reading the book.
The Hero’s Journey is an ancient archetype that we find throughout our modern life and also, in the world of literature.Whether metaphorical or real, the journey that a character goes on shows not only the incredible transformation of the hero but it also gives them their life meaning. It is the ultimate human experience and it reflects on every aspect of life. Take Logan, also known as Wolverine, from the X-Men movie as an example. His adventure starts with “The Call,” which is the first step of the Hero’s Journey. This step happens due to the realization of imbalance and injustice that the character has in their life. Logan steps into the first stage of the pattern but is hesitant to start his adventure because he does not know what and
Human nature is filled with curiosity, imagination, the desire to learn, and constant change. Jeannette Walls, the author of The Glass Castle, has a childhood filled with all of the above, but it is constantly disrupted by greed, drugs, and fear. This memoir takes the reader on a journey through the mind of a maturing girl, who learns to despise the people who she has always loved the most. Always short on cash and food, Jeannette’s dysfunctional family consisting of father, Rex, mother, Rose Mary, brother, Brian, and sisters, Lori and Maureen, is constantly moving from one location to another. Although a humorous tone is used throughout the whole novel, one can observe the difficulty that encompasses the physical challenge
“I’m sorry, Maureen. Sorry for everything.” (276, Walls) And when that sentence was whispered, a family was left broken and unwhole. In a family of five children, even a more conventional one, sometimes the youngest feels left out. But because of the Walls unconventional parenting, Maureen didn’t sometimes feel left out, she always felt left out. Since she was the youngest of the Walls children, she was fortunate enough not to have to move all the time but that might not have been the most beneficial thing for her. Throughout the novel the family lived in many different places, each more dangerous and disgusting than the last. However, I think for most readers Welch was the most upsetting place. Maureen grew up in that toxic
Universal Studios Orlando, some say that it is the best amusement park in the world with some of the best rides in the world. It has some great restaurants where you can go to eat after a very long day at the park and relax. It has has more amazing things too that you will read about in this review.
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire, takes place in the Land of Oz. It actually takes place forty years before The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, written by L. Frank Baum, and it tells the story of how Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West, became so wicked (Fiction Book Review). This book was written in 1995. Maguire wrote this book in the early 1900’s when he was living in London. At this time, the Gulf War was just starting. Maguire was intrigued by the headline in the British Newspaper, the Times of London, that said, “Sadaam Hussein: The New Hitler?” Months later, there was an incident where several young schoolboys kidnapped and killed a toddler. While the British press was paying attention to the crime,
While fulfilling their journey, a hero must undergo a psychological change that involves experiencing a transformation from immaturity into independence and sophistication. Campbell states that these events are what ultimately guides a hero into completing their journey by, “leaving one condition and finding the source of life to bring you forth into a richer more mature condition” (Moyers 1). She first enters her journey when she learns about invisible strength from her mother, “I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was strategy for winning arguments, respect from others, and eventually, though neither of us knew it at the time, chess games”(Tan 89).
Perhaps the most common themes in Disney films are a mere image of how the company itself is structured. In Escape from Wonderland: Disney and the Female Imagination, Ross debates that Walt Disney and Walt Disney Studios are known for their “top-down management style,” in which the company flourishes due to a “homogeneity” and an identical cumulative distribution of ideals rather than encouraging workers to find their inner ‘kid’ (Ross 471). For a company that thrives on the motif of how imagination is the heart of success, Walt Disney Studios contradicts its theme by forcing their workers to suppress their spontaneous and impulsive creativity, and to confine to the normality of how the kingpins of the company believe things should be run.
Thornton Wilder created the theme, “appreciate the small things in life, there’s more of those than bigger moments,” when writing his screenplay, Our Town. Wilder portrays this theme in all three acts and also through his characters. This play starts in Act one with a normal day of the characters and Act two incorporates a few big days of these characters lives. Act three is more set aside, it shows that the little things mean just as much as the big things in life.
In Mudbound, the recurring social issue of racism pops up. This issue of racism becomes present through character interactions, and contributes to the theme of inequality, which reflects the unfair treatment of colored people in our society during World War II.
Do you believe in the things that lurk beyond our mundane vision. In the book City of Bones by Cassandra Clare the main character Clary Fray learns she has the “sight” and descends from shadowhunters, a hidden group of half-angel fighters that defend the clueless mundane world from demons. After her mother disappears Clary joins the a legion of the young Shadowhunters Jace, Alec, and Isabelle that she unknowingly discovered at a club with her best friend Simon. The Shadowhunters reveal the truly dangerous alternate New York called Downworld that can only be seen with the “sight”. Downworld is brimming with vampires, warlocks, demons, werewolves, and other mythical creatures.
I am a music student. In the world of music you hear a lot about talent. However, I am not a talented musician. What I want to end up doing in my life is teaching music to middle and high school students. Music for me is fun, it makes me happy, I enjoy doing it, it’s what I spend eighty percent of my time doing now that I’m a music major. Sometimes though, music makes me want to cry, to lay in bed for no reason for hours, makes me feel like I am worth nothing, and reminds me that music isn’t even that practical of a career choice but still every single person who plays an instrument is better than me. These are the times whenever I remember I’m not talented.