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Similarities : The Magic Place Differences : The Magic PlaceChapmans Homer and Magic Place both follow the same line of

revelation of discovery. One moment in time or one small change

in the life of the protagonist, results in the self revelation or feeling

of wonder and awe within the protagonist.

In Chapmans Homer, Keats falls across the translation of Iliad and

the Odysseys by George Chapman, which allows him to experience

the perfect translation of the Greek text. He dramatises and

describes this experience through the metaphor of travelling with

Cortez when he discovered the Pacific Ocean.

The Magic Place on the other hand is a story based on the

revelation that the protagonist has a abandoned son, who is a

representation of his late wife. The moment the boy falls into the

water an overwhelming feeling of loss, partly due to the death of

his wife, allow him do discover that his son is precious to him and

he must let go off all past angers to raise his son.

Both texts, although containing similar trail to discovery, present

the feeling of discovery through different mediums. Chapmans

Homer uses the comparison of reading this new found

translation, to the discovery of the Pacific Ocean by Cortez. This he

fortifies with strong imagery and metaphors.

The Magic Place presents its reaction to discovery through a strong

emotional scene which is a juxtaposition to the beginning of the

story where the father seems somewhat uninterested in the boy.

With this he added metaphors to create a feeling of joy and awe.

Hook and The Magic Place both contain one similarity. Each text

uses the protagonist to see themselves or a loved one withinanother character. In Hook, the protagonist, a damaged man who

got into an altercation with a woman meets with a young Sioux,

who like the protagonist suffered past problems with a woman too.

This was shown through the hook which he had fixed onto one

hand, and scars which were as old as the protagonist.

The Magic Place somewhat shares this similarity in which the

young boy, Christopher, is compared to the protagonists wife,

Anna, who had passed away 6 years ago. The boy, like his late

mother, was as frivolous, flighty and emotional. This leads to the

imminent discovery that the loss of his wife had caused the lack ofa relationship between the father and son. This relationship

changes through Johns discovery.

Although both texts are similar, the differences are more

prominent. First and foremost, Hook uses the hook as a motif torepresent the connection the men had. The protagonist sees

himself within the Sioux and uses the sixty-five cents as a moment

where the relationship has been structured.

The Magic Place, on the other hand uses a moment in time, with

the aid of connections between the mother and son, to reveal the

discovery. Although both texts do use relationships between

characters to bring forth the discovery, The Magic Place relies on

the moment when the boy falls into the water as a revelation to

the father.

The Magic Place and The Price of Experience both contain a The Magic Place is somewhat more inclined towards self discovery,


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protagonist who through the forming of a relationship, discover

something about themself or a loved one. The relationship formed

between the son and the father through the anticlimax allows the

father to discover that his sadness is sourced from his anger over

his wifes death, but not because he has a son whom he does not

know how to bring up. In The Price of Experience the woman forms

a relationship with the blind soldier. This relationship allows the

woman to discover the horrors of war and the toll it takes on

soldier such as her wife and the blind soldier.

whereas The Price of Experience is based on the common traits

seen between a stranger ( the wounded soldier) and the wifes

husband.

Similarities : On First Looking into Chapmans Homer Differences : On First Looking into Chapmans HomerHook and Chapmans Homer are both types of poems which tell

the story of the protagonists discovery. Hook depicts a young man

who forms a relationship with a Sioux who resembles an older

version of the young man. This is due to his scars, which is

compared to the age of the protagonist, and the common problems

the men had with a woman.

Chapmans Homer retells the amazement he felt when he first read

Chapmans translation of the Greek texts. He compares his

experience to Cortez when he first discovered the Pacific Ocean.

Both texts do contain discovery, but are considerably different

when it comes to what it says and relates to discovery. Hook tells

the story of a man who discovers that he is somewhat like the

Sioux, while in Chapmans Homer reveals the emotion Keats felt

when he read the translation.

-Na- The Price of Experience and Chapmans Homer have little or

nothing in common without the common theme of discovery. The

Price of Experience reveals the relationship formed between a

woman and a soldier, in which the woman comes to know of war

and its terrors, while Chapmans Homer purely states the emotions

the writer felt after he read the translations of some Greek texts by

Chapman.

Similarities: Hook Differences: Hook Hook and the Price of Experience are both related as they both

illustrate the discovery can change the perception one has. In Hookit is between the man and the Sioux, while in The Price of

Experience it is between the woman and the soldier in relation to

war and her husband. Both texts also form a relationship between

Hook somewhat is a chance meeting which aids in the protagonist

discovering that he closely resembles the Sioux. However this isdone without the Sioux really attempting to form a clear and

defined relationship. It is more the protagonist attempting to

understand the Sioux. In The Price of Experience, both parties, the


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the two characters, which aids in the discovery. The Price of

Experience between the woman and soldier, while the man formed

a relationship with the Sioux in Hook.

soldier and the woman, are equally important in the relationship

formed. The soldier wants to have company, while the woman

wants to understand the plight the man goes through. This leads to

discovery, which the woman attains, while the soldier attains some

much wanted attention and contact. The same predicament cannot

be said for the Sioux in Hook. He gains nothing from the apparent

relationship with the young and damaged man.

Hook James WrightQuote Technique Reasoning-NA- Hook is a lyric Builds from isolation to an encounter.I was only a young man

The cold was...

..there was nothing...was in trouble

With a woman, and there was nothing

Repetition of the word was It is used to build from the life he had

during that time to the specific situation

when he met the Sioux. This is shown whenthe next stanza begins with, I stood on the

street corner.Bitter there was nothing

With a woman, and there was nothing

Nothing. I was in trouble

Repetition of the word nothing This is used to clearly state that the young

man was experiencing the feeling of being

stranded, lonely and forlorn.-All above quotes- Metaphor he states he is an outsider The first two stanzas state that the man

was an outsider, both literally and

metaphorically, he was in trouble with a

woman, which states that he is finding it

hard to form relationships. He states that

there was nothing this is used to show

that he was feeling as if all of society had

extracted itself from his life.The cold was so God damned Symbolic God like - phrases These phrases are used to conjure the idea


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Wind rose from some pit

Hunting me

that the man was not only lonely, but also

felt as if he was being targeted spiritually.Then the young Sioux... Key Line Turning Point This line serves as the turning point in the

lyric. From recounting hi sadness and

loneliness, he comes across another man

with the same issues as he possesses.... his scars/ Were just my age. Comparison of two features This quote brings about a comparison

between the Sioux, who out of nowhere

appears, and the young and depressedman. This is the centre of the encounter

and brief relationship formed between the

two characters....To get home on? home has a double meaning play on

words.

Home is used not only by the Sioux in a

literal sense, but the author uses it to show

a sense of lost comfort and safety, which

the protagonist lacks. Home is the place

where he would be at peace.he raised up his hook into the terrible

starlight/ And slashed the wind

Symbolism of the hook This motion from the darkness to the light is

used to gesture illumination that comes

before the Siouxs speech.I had a bad time with a woman. Here, Line of Discovery The previous stanzas lead to this moment,

where the young man discovers that both

men have achieved the same fate. The

word here is left to give a sense of

discovery, but allows the author to maintain

the moment that the lyric is stuck in.Did you ever feel a man hold

Sixty-five cents

In a hook,

And place itGently

In your freezing hand?

Scene/Moment is formed This moment is not about commerce, but

communion. The man has found one man

much like him. He had previously roamed

the earth thinking he was the only one withsuch problems, but this scene reveals the

opposite.I took it. Repetition This repetition is used to convey the


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It wasnt the money I needed.

But I took it.

conscious meaning where he took the

money, but also the unconscious meaning

where he discovers that there are other

people such like him and this Sioux was one

such person.

On First Looking into Chapmans Homer John KeatsQuote Technique Reasoning

Much have I travelled in the realms of gold,And many goodly states and kingdoms

seen;

Round many western islands have I been

Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold.

Oft of one wide expanse had I been told

That deep-browed Homer ruled as his

demesne;

Metaphor This extended metaphor states that Keatshas read many translations of Odyssey and

Iliad of which Homer the great Greek poet

had written.

And many goodly states and kingdoms

seen;

Round many western islands have I beenWhich bards in fealty to Apollo hold.

Phrases to symbolise that Keats was a

Greek scholar and follower.

These lines give a clear indication of Keatss

ambition: his love to read Greek poetry. He

passes on this knowledge with phraseswhich refer to Greek culture, Apollo.

Yet did I never breathe its pure serene

Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and

bold:

Turning point/ climax This quote reveals Keatss true intentions for

writing the poem. It was not to praise Homer

for his greak story telling, but to let out the

astonishment and enjoyment he felt after

reading George Chapmans translation of the

Greek texts. He relates his discovery through

this poem.Then felt I like some watcher of the skies

When a new planet swims into his ken;

Simile/Comparison Keats goes on to compare his awe with the

translation to that of an astronomer who

falls across a new planet. That same feeling

which the astronomer feels, of which seems

to be discovery, is what Keats is trying to

convey.


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Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes

He star'd at the Pacific and all his men

Look'd at each other with a wild surmise

Silent, upon a peak in Darien.

Simile/Comparison Keats explains another situation which best

describes and compares to his awe and

feeling of discovery over the translation.

This time he compares the explorer, Cortez,

and his discovery of the Pacific Ocean while

he was on the Darien, a mountain.eagle eyes metaphorstout Cortez characterisationplanet swims into his ken: personificationdeep-browed Homer imageryYet did I never breathe its pure serene metaphor States that he has never read the perfect

translation until Chapmans version.

The Price of Experience John SalesQuote Technique Reasoning

Dialogue Based Short Story This type of writing allows the writer to form

a relationship with a more genuine

approach. Speech promotes and illustrates

the true feelings that people express andthis type of writing does just that.no, miss

Dont you worry miss.

No need to apologise miss..

Repetition of the word miss and the type

of English used and characterization.

The word, miss is repeated several times

by the soldier when he responds to one of

the statements or questions that the

woman throws at him. This technique is

used to give a genuine speech structure to

the character, but also allows the reader to

understand that the wounded man is very

much humble and has been brought up to

respect people. This not only allows the

reader to assume/predict the mans young

age, but is also a form of characterization.

..dont you let these coal-black glasses and Imagery/description The author, who substitutes speech for


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these two white sticks fool you.. sentences, manages to retain description

and imagery through the conversation that

takes place.twenty-eighth of April nineteen-sixteen

and Ill be twenty one years of age..

Clause of time/important phrase This phrase not only sets the date for this

conversation through the clause of time,

but it allows the reader and the woman to

discover the true age of the soldier. His

previous plights have been at such a young

age, through this quote there is anunderstanding of the tolls on war. It also

serves as the final lines of this illuminating

and emotional dialogue.Just the same? Common relationship established between

the soldier and the wifes husband

After the woman rhetorically questions the

mans previous occupation as a soldier, she

receives an answer which forms a

connection between her husband, a soldier

leaving for war, and the wounded veteran.

This phrase allows the readers to recognise

that the woman has made her first

discovery through the formation of this

relationship.Poor chaps, how could they know what its

like? How could we have known?

Relationship formed again This quote, through the use of two similar

questions each referring to the respective

generation of soldiers, allows a connection

or similarity to be established between the

wounded soldier and the womans fianc.Would you like me to walk you back up to

your home?

Seems a very nice place. Do you come

here every day?

Many questions are raised by the woman,

not out of curiosity, but pity for the plight

that the soldier is in. She had discovered

the truth about war, and seeing a man such

like her own, allows her to picture this

veteran as her fianc itself. She is truly

unhappy and saddened by what suffering


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men go through after the wars.-previous quotes- These quote also aid in the discovery the

woman makes about war.-final points- A relationship is formed between the two

characters and through light conversation,

the woman comes to discover the truths of

war, while fearing that her husband may

end up in the same or similar condition.The Magic Place Anonymous

Quote Technique Reasoning..obsolete instrument Anna had played so

well

pushed thoughts of Anna to the back of his

mind

Anna had put his world into chaos

Reference to Anna These continuous references to Jonathons

late wife are written to express the feelings

that the father had towards his late wife.

This serves as an important theme in the

rift between father and son and also the

discovery made by Jonathan in relation to

his son.He is six now, old enough to be calling me

Dad or ever sir

Speech This quote directly reflects the broken bond

between the father and the son. The father,

although recognising that the boy is his son,still pretends as if he is of no relationship to

Jonathon himself.Daddy has you now Speech This forms a juxtaposition from the

beginning, where the father despised the

word daddy, but he becomes a hypocrite,

when he starts to use the word himself. This

is achieved through the moment of

discovery. He has discovered that he is a

father and he has a son. This allows him to

understand and use the word daddy,which he previously found immature.

his frivolous activity so like Anna

The boy was frivolous and flighty like

comparison The author, through the use of comparison

between Anna and Christopher, slowly


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Anna transforms Jonathans character from one

filled with selfish grief to one where he sees

his loss (Anna) within the boy. This step is

taken to bring about the moment of

discovery which would soon arise.the park below void of people and litter

and maintained its serene appearance

The trees and shrubs were so dense; they

formed a small room through which asparkling brook danced over the scattered

rocks

Imagery Strong imagery is used to build to the scene

and moment of discovery. This is a key

factor to the short story as the whole

change in character occurs in The MagicPlace.

held the child tightly to his pounding

chest

His step was light, as was his heart, un

hampered by the grief and anger hed

harboured for so long, but left behind..

Key sentences that reveal the discovery Discovery is made by Jonathan. He was

quite frightened by the boys accident. This

was revealed through, ..to his pounding

heart. This reveals that Jonathan acts as if

he has no feelings or emotion attached to

the boy, because he doesnt want to form

another relationship after his last

relationship was broken by the loss of his

late wife. Jonathon comes to realise this,

His step was light, as was his heart, un

hampered by the grief and anger hed

harboured for so long, but left behind..,

and this quote shows the transformation

that has occurred due to his self discovery.

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