Bucis And Philemon Essay

The theme/themes of a story are greatly affected by a story’s main character’s actions. In the story “Baucis and Philemon”, this is demonstrated by Baucis and Philemon kind actions and their true love for one another. In “Pirate Grace”, retold by Richard Walker, theme is affected by the king’s rudeness, and Grace’s vengeance. These two stories greatly demonstrate how the actions of main characters in a story can have great impacts on that story’s theme.
In the story “Baucis and Philemon”, a couple in the land of Phrygia have a great love for each other and wish to live together happily. When the gods Jupiter and Mercury came to the land of Phrygia to test the kindness of the people there. When they “plead” for the people in Phrygia to give them food and shelter, out of all …show more content…
This is shown in both of the stories when the main character’s actions cause lessons to be learned and themes to be affected. In the story “Baucis and Philemon,” a woman and her husband are rewarded for helping others and receive multiple rewards such as a new beautiful home, and multiple wishes that were granted such as never being separated even after death. This demonstrates the two themes of “True love lasts forever” and “Kindness is always rewarded.” In the story “Pirate Grace,” a pirate named Grace and her crew request shelter and food from the king of a friendly clan. However, they are refused these right because the king is trying to enjoy his meal and are told to go elsewhere. Due to this, Grace takes vengeance by kidnapping the king’s son, demanding an apology, and making the king vow to always help others who are in need and to keep an extra seat in his dining hall in case anyone needed it. This displays the theme of “If one refuses to help others in a time of need, they will pay a hefty price in the future” To conclude this essay, a main character's actions greatly affects the theme of a