literary essay

There are millions of people who are living in the world.Each person acts different character in the play which we called life.Some of them looks pretty,some of them are the symbol of authority, and some of them are known as their noble,but those are all something external.When they are laying down the script on their hands , when they are shedding their colorful costumes,when they are raising the veil which cover face, the real beautiful elements that from their heart,that from the inside are appearing. Both "the sniper"and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" are the instance of that, they all show the beauty of human nature--bravery.

In "The sniper",the Republican sniper is a very brave character who can be clam when he is in the face of danger, and overcomes the pain.The Republican sniper is the protagonist of "The sniper" who can be very composed when he is in the danger. As an illustration,"he swore softly and crawled away to the left."when "a bullet flattened itself against the parapet of the roof."Thus, the Republican sniper was very calm when a shot rang out to him. He did not shout or cry like a normal person.He did not show even though a little alarm at that time, it already shows how brave he is. In addition, he is brave because he can overcome the pain. In other words, when the bullet had lodged in his bone,he"closing his eyes, he made an effort of will to overcome the pain".Hence, it means that when his arm was fractured, when there is a bullet in his bone,when there are something that cause a mammoth suffering, the protagonist can still defeat it without venting by crying out. The action of vanquish the pain by using resolve shows his courage.After all, being brave is a characteristic of the Republican sniper. He reveals his valor when he is in the danger and in the face of the pain.He is a symbol of bravery in this story.
In the story"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight",the Green Knight is a brave character who challenges death and is not afraid of authority.The Green Knight is one of the antagonists who challenges death. For instance."The Green Knight got off his horse, cleared his throat, held up his axe, and then spoke.'I want a knight to take this axe and strike me with it.'"Thus, when the Green Knight went to the King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table's feast, he toke out his axe.He asked for his own death to the knights who are the bravest in the world.In short,he is brave because he is fearless for death. An added thought,the Green Knight is courageous also because he is not afraid of authority.That is,"'Are you all cowards?'he roared."When he talked to King Arthur and the Knights.Therefore, the king and knights are all the symbols of authority.According to medieval histories and romances, King Arthur is a legendary British leader. He led the defence of British against the Saxon in raiders in the early 6th century. The knights of the Round Table are also known as brave. They all are very famous, they can control many variables.The Green Knight can judge them as cowards, it already shows how brave he is.All in all, the Green Knight is a character who is full of bravery in this story. He challenges death and he is not afraid of authority.All his heroic acts shows his courage.
Both the Republican sniper and the Green Knight are very brave. They do not afraid of danger or in the face of death.They all show their beautiful humanity--bravery.Courage, lets Clark Kent to become the whole Americana's superman.Courage,lets William Wallace to be remembered as a beautiful myth .Courage, lets Achilles to become a hero that be loved by millions of people. Courage, lets Prometheus to give humanity fire and hope.They all what we called heroes, they all the person who be known as brave, they all have the most glorious personality.That is also why being brave is one of the virtues that will be extolled by people forever.