The Edge on the Sword Response Essay
Response Essay
What does it mean to find yourself? We often identify ourselves as nice or smart, but is that really all we are? No, we’re much more. The Edge on the Sword by Rebecca Tingle is about a strong, adventurous, independent, and fierce character, Aethelflaed. In this novel Flaed will have to transition from childhood to adulthood, which is never easy. Flaed is portrayed as a fierce adventurer. In this book it shows she is an adventurer by saying,”... she and her brother had been free to go out almost everyday”(3). Flead is also very independent. She likes to be her own person, but she has to obey her father. She is a very willing person, too. She is willing to marry a man she doesn’t even know to bring peace to her land. Flaed is anything but weak and uneducated, but she still struggles to find her true meaning. Flaed is a young girl facing the difficulties of growing up and finding her true identity. Her mother tells her that you never know what you may become and her father is always saying she will have more responsibilities and less freedom. Her mother once told her,”You will be important to many people”(25). Everyone is telling her that she will bring peace to her lands, when really all she wants to do is have fun and enjoy her youth days. Over time she will need to be all grown up and hopefully find her place before arriving to Mercia. Flaed is still very independent and fierce, but most importantly she has learned the meaning of being an adult and having responsibilities. Some people struggle with finding their true identity and purpose in life, but you will really only know if you give it time and thought.
What does it mean to find yourself? We often identify ourselves as nice or smart, but is that really all we are? No, we’re much more. The Edge on the Sword by Rebecca Tingle is about a strong, adventurous, independent, and fierce character, Aethelflaed. In this novel Flaed will have to transition from childhood to adulthood, which is never easy. Flaed is portrayed as a fierce adventurer. In this book it shows she is an adventurer by saying,”... she and her brother had been free to go out almost everyday”(3). Flead is also very independent. She likes to be her own person, but she has to obey her father. She is a very willing person, too. She is willing to marry a man she doesn’t even know to bring peace to her land. Flaed is anything but weak and uneducated, but she still struggles to find her true meaning. Flaed is a young girl facing the difficulties of growing up and finding her true identity. Her mother tells her that you never know what you may become and her father is always saying she will have more responsibilities and less freedom. Her mother once told her,”You will be important to many people”(25). Everyone is telling her that she will bring peace to her lands, when really all she wants to do is have fun and enjoy her youth days. Over time she will need to be all grown up and hopefully find her place before arriving to Mercia. Flaed is still very independent and fierce, but most importantly she has learned the meaning of being an adult and having responsibilities. Some people struggle with finding their true identity and purpose in life, but you will really only know if you give it time and thought.