Solaris, directed by Steven Soderbergh, is arguably the cinematic incarnation of the Pearl poet's literary poem, albeit with a more existential twist. ... Through his first person point-of-view, we see him lamenting a loss similar to the poem's narrator, that of his wife, Rheya. ... The poem's narrator and Kelvin both greet their respective pearls with a line of questioning. ... The Pearl Maiden provides a glimpse of heaven for the poem's narrator, New Jerusalem. ... But the poem's narrator will only truly earn his place in the kingdom when he begins to value t...

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What defines an epic poem is the hero portrayed in the poem, the great odds that he overcomes, and the deeds that he accomplishes. Characters in such epics as Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Morte d" Arthur possess the qualities that define the ideal hero of that time. After reading th...

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