Thursday, March 19, 2009

Literary essay

One of the qualities that most people admire in others is bravery.It's extremely hard to show one's bravery on some serious promblems such as facing death or risk into dangerous.The protagonists in “SirGawain and Green knight”and "The Sniper" demostrated what's the bravery should be.




In the story "Sir Gawain and Green Knight",Sir Gawain is a brave protagonist who takes up the chanllenge from the Green knight, isn't afraid of threatened and stick to his promise. He revealed his bravery when he took up the risk from the Green Kinght who were laughing at the kights of the Round table.For instance,he stept forward and said"No one laughs at the knights.Hand me that axe and I will strike your laughing head from your body!"In essence,it shows his bravery because he can't bear one's satire and took up the chanllenge no matter what would happen. He realized that the knights of the round table are bravest. Moreover,he isn't afraid of the threaten from the Green Knghit."He said 'no man have ever survived a blow from me'"Hence, he is brave.No one wined him before,even if the Green Knight let him take a pledge and threatened him that he would have right to strike him back.Sir Gawain still doesn't afraid.Finally,he stays faithful to his promise.Nobody could stir him from his revolve."he said'I don't wan't want to do.But I still want to go to the Green kinght Castle.'"There fore,His bravery triumphed over the fear of death.He is brave enough.In summary ,Sir Gawain is a real brave knight.He took up challenge and facing difficult even if met death.he is a brave knight who had past all the test to provide himself.



The protagonist person in the story "The sniper"is the bravest person who does not fear of confronting war and runs a risk to see the dead enemy's face. The sniper is the main character who demonstrate bravery by isn't confronting war without fear.For example, "his face is a face of student but his eyes had the cold gleam of the fanatic."Hence,he is brave because the plenty of courage came into his eyes during the war,there was totally nothing frightened in his eyes but unfeeling. It shows his heart full of courage.Moreover, he revealed his bravery by running a risk going over to have a look at the dead enemy's face. In other words, even if he has killed the enemy and need to leave, he still "decide to risk going over to have a look at the enemy".Thus, it shows his plenty of courage because shots were noticed everywhere and there were enemy watching all the time. He finished his job and had a chance to leave this dangrouse place but he still decides to go for a look in the dead boy's face who has been killed.It was bolder than all the rest of bravery .All in all, bravery is the personalism of the sniper.




In summary,Both Sir Gawain and Sniper are used to being courage. showing their bravery by not afraid of facing death or fate.This is a good way for audience to learn how to deal with difficult with a bravery heart.There is nothing to match them for their courage.

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