Robin Hood
Robin Hood
Assignment 1- Unit 2
Kimberly Brown-Schneider
Kaplan University
The story of Robin Hood was one of my most favorites to hear my grandparents tell to me over and over again as a child. My grandmother would always embellish the story by enhancing just how important it was for me to always look out for those who are less fortunate and assist them without a doubt. (Phone conversation): According to my grandmother, she does indeed remember telling and reading that story to me every night for weeks. She also stated that it was one of the first books I could read on my own. That I had memorized the words, and then I would read it to anyone that would listen to me. Then I would say verbatim, the moral and the lessons of the book, according to whatever item she chose to teach to me. (Personal phone conversation, October 25, 2012).
Robin Hood was the legendary bandit of England who stole from the rich to help the poor. The stories about Robin appealed to most because he was able to stand up against the imposture King of England, and outwitted the people of power (Myth Encyclopedia, 2010). He lived his life in the forest with a tribe of other supporters, essentially outcasts. With help from the other outlaws, they would come to the assistance of those in need. It is told to be a great and noble thing to do as well as an adventure full of forbidden love
The moral lesson of Robin Hood is that regardless of what time you live in, excessive amounts of money will always give you power. It 's hard to believe that Robin Hood was once a classic hero that everyone admired. Well of course, back in the 40’and 50’s when my grandparents were hearing this story, were a lot more people were struggling with poverty, war, and other governmental challenges. Nowadays however, more people have wealth to spread around and keep, and somehow the idea of a man robbing from the rich and giving to the poor just doesn 't seem that inspiring.
It is certainly the
Assignment 1- Unit 2
Kimberly Brown-Schneider
Kaplan University
The story of Robin Hood was one of my most favorites to hear my grandparents tell to me over and over again as a child. My grandmother would always embellish the story by enhancing just how important it was for me to always look out for those who are less fortunate and assist them without a doubt. (Phone conversation): According to my grandmother, she does indeed remember telling and reading that story to me every night for weeks. She also stated that it was one of the first books I could read on my own. That I had memorized the words, and then I would read it to anyone that would listen to me. Then I would say verbatim, the moral and the lessons of the book, according to whatever item she chose to teach to me. (Personal phone conversation, October 25, 2012).
Robin Hood was the legendary bandit of England who stole from the rich to help the poor. The stories about Robin appealed to most because he was able to stand up against the imposture King of England, and outwitted the people of power (Myth Encyclopedia, 2010). He lived his life in the forest with a tribe of other supporters, essentially outcasts. With help from the other outlaws, they would come to the assistance of those in need. It is told to be a great and noble thing to do as well as an adventure full of forbidden love
The moral lesson of Robin Hood is that regardless of what time you live in, excessive amounts of money will always give you power. It 's hard to believe that Robin Hood was once a classic hero that everyone admired. Well of course, back in the 40’and 50’s when my grandparents were hearing this story, were a lot more people were struggling with poverty, war, and other governmental challenges. Nowadays however, more people have wealth to spread around and keep, and somehow the idea of a man robbing from the rich and giving to the poor just doesn 't seem that inspiring.
It is certainly the
References: Altshuler, Thelma,& Janaro, Richard (2012) Art of Being Human, The: The Humanities as a Technique For Living, Tenth Edition. New York: Longman. (pp. 37-42). Barthes, R. & Duisit, L. (1975) An Introduction to the Structural Analysis of Narrative, New Literary History, vol. 6, No. 2, On Narrative and Narratives, pp. 237-272, The John Hopkins University Press, Available from: http://www.jstor.org/stable/468419. Accessed 27nd October 2012. Booker, C. (2004) The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories, London, Continuum International Publishing Group.Available from: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tujDvUEpY10C&dq=christopher+booker+seven+7+basic+plot&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Accessed 27th October 2012. Robin Hood - Myth Encyclopedia - story, legend, tree, creation, life, king, people, strength http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Pr-Sa/Robin-Hood.html#ixzz2AbjfVOgR. Accessed 27th October 2012. Source: James Kern Feibleman, philosopher and psychiatrist (1904-1987) Oxford English Dictionary online at: http://dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtl