Becket’s job of advising the king seems to be materially appealing. The king describes their relationship as a “childish prank” (2). Their relationship was based a lot on pranks; it was all fun and games. The use of the word childi

sh suggests that Becket and the king were like children. Young children are not looking for meaning or direction in life; they are just looking to have a good time. The king and Becket’s relationship, like childhood, while providing the joy of growing up and the fun that comes along with it, is not providing the full grown Becket with any direction in life. The king explains to Becket about France, “The climate’s warm, the girls are pretty, the wine is good” (43). To an outsider, this kind of life would seem attractive. The king and Becket’s relationship is more focused on having fun than it is having substantial meaning in life. While with the king, Becket is distracted by the luxury and is unfocused on having true meaning in life. Although materially appealing, Becket’s relationship with the king leaves him empty because the comfort of his friendship with the king is entertaining, not life fulfilling. Becket says to himself concerning his job, “But I cheated my way, a twofold bastard, into the ranks, and found a place among the conquerors” (37). Becket is not proud of how he came to be the king’s advisor and betrayed his people. He feels that he cheated his way, and “there is a gap in [him] where honor ought to be” (34). Around a campfire, one baron wonders who exactly Becket is, and the other frustrated baron blurts, “The Chancellor of England is the Chancellor of England” (38)! Becket’s job, advising the king and Chancellor of England, is just that, a job. It does nothing to define who is as a man and does not challenge his character. Chancellor of England is what people use to describe Becket, so really Becket has no personal honor as a man. The Bishop of Oxford describes the king’s fits of rages as “fires of straw” (14). Straw, when ignited, burns very fast. So when the description of the king’s anger as fires of straw suggests t

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