So this book was kind of confusing and definitely had the whole small world kind of theme but this has nothing to do with any of those questions so onto those
1. I don't really think that Gawain is a super-human hero person. He states that he is the weakest and the "feeblest of wit" and that it would be less of a loss if he died not King Arthur. These are some of his flaws along with the whole covenant with the lord not give him everything he gets and he doesn't give him the green girdle and keeps it so that he doesn't die because he he does not have immortal powers.
2.I think the Green Knight is a very strange character. He lets his own head get cut off but then does not cut of Gawain's, so he does have a good side because he lets him go with just a slight cut on his neck. I think he symbolizes almost a internal struggle along with a coming out of sorts with the narrative/Gawain, like the Knight helps Gawain get over his fears/ not believing in himself. The Knight is also a a struggle that everyone has to deal with on who is going to battle him and such
3. I was unsure of what some of the symbolism of the color green were so I went and looked some up. Well I knew of envy and jealousy, but I found that it can also help with battling nervousness and anxiety. This could be kind of what it has to do with in the novel, because the green girdle makes Gawain less nervous and he has less anxiety of going to fight and when the Knight comes the first time Gawain gets over his fear and just goes and secures the covenant with the Knight. The symbolism of New Year's Day could be like starting over or the beginning of something new. I am not as sure on the New Year's Day symbolism as much as of the color green.
Well now that I have answered all the questions I guess I am done. Does anyone know if those study guides are due tomorrow or not?
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i didn't know about the nervous/anxious thing and the color green...and i know it's not really what we're supposed to talk about, but it is a small world in this book!! haha
Okay, so about the fact that the Green Knight just let Sif Gawain cut his head of...I think he did that only because he knew it would be okay. He knew he was like protected by magic or whatever and that he would not die; however, SIr Gawain was not protected in the same was, so he did not cut his head off in return because he knew it would kill him.
But anyway, that's just my opinion on the matter. I think he allowed his head to be cut off because he knew it would not really hurt him. But he did not cut of Gawain's because it would, making him a somewhat good guy.
let's all start singing together "it's a small world after all..."
lol
anyway... good idea with looking up more meanings with the color green. I liked what you found. Where did you find the info?
Great post!
Ya i had to look up what green represents too. Great post and i liked the way you thought of the symbolism with the color green. Oh and i dont think the study guides are due tomorrow.
about where i found the stuff on the color green i went to google and typed in symbolism of the color green and clicked on the second one (http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/middle/color2.htm) that is the website and i just read through all of the differnt cultures and what they thought green to be and those are the ones that i thought kind of applied
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