Stories such as The Odyssey, The Iliad, The Lord of The Rings and Beowulf all fall into the epic category. ... This is where the plot gets interesting. ... Just like Beowulf fought the dragon, Harry defeated the troll that was terrifying his school. ... This particular part also represents how a supernatural being (Voldemort) can complicate the plot. ...
An epic is defined as a long narrative story celebrating the feats of a traditional hero. Throughout history epics such as Beowulf have been well known. Directors have been known to take qualities of an epic and place them in movies such as Braveheart in order to express the theme. In Terry Gillian'...
"But Amy was right: nobody ever asks about the language. They ask the DeLillos and the Updikes and the Styrons, but they don't ask popular novelists."1 The above quote aptly illustrates the incredible bias that exists in academia today regarding popular literature. Many English departments are v...
