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…War, for the most part, has been glorified. The stories have been packed full of honor and bravery in the face of danger. “Join the Army, it’s an adventure”, the government tells me and my peers. Though if you sat down with someone who’s seen war…

…seems to coincide with a biblical adventure known as Moses parting the red sea and leading his people to freedom. Another would be the elder men whom ages are multiples of seven. The number seven has deep religious meaning, and in this story offers…

…a thrill, sense of adventure, and a change of pace. This also shows that his wife is a little naive and in her head they have a storybook marriage. As Jack’s wife drove past him, the girl was pushed to the floor so she wouldn’t be seen (5). Jack seems…

…heard about the creature Grendel and his nights filled with horror and death and demanded they go see King Hrothgar right away when help was needed the most. The omens for the Geats were very good so they urged the adventure to happen. So, Beowulf chose…

…Lewis Carroll’s works Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There are by many people considered nonsense books for children. Of course, they are, but they are also much more. Lewis Carroll had a great talent…

…of romances with sudden tragic endings and battles with interesting adventures. In his version of The Lady of Shalott, Bulfinch sticks with his dull explanations and descriptions of important characters. "The lord of this castle had a daughter of exquisite beauty…

…Treasure Island is a story based in the days of sea adventures and pirates, and is narrated by a young boy, Jim Hawkins. The story begins at the Admiral Benbow Inn, home of Jim Hawkins and his family. A mysterious stranger, who calls himself…

…Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 is a fictional novel. It is a classic adventure through the dark, cynicism of war, filled with characters who hate themselves, hate each other, and most of all the war itself. The majority of Catch-22 takes place during…

…, or sold. Such evolved an immortal hero. Not just one person, but many carbon copies of the same thing. Batman while having his own powers is just as comparable to Superman or Spiderman. Never dying, never changing, always identical to the last adventure…

…battles between characters, the adventurous nature of the story and Tolkiens imagination and style all create a great piece of fiction. The director Peter Jackson had a hard job to recreate the fictional world of Middle-Earth but his job was made easier…