... husbands, but Alison is the exception. By telling a story of her many husbands and her blatant disregard for the sanctity of marriage, Alison is giving the female sex a different outlook on the expected role of the woman in a family. The women of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are equally deceptive, but their treachery involves the use of qualities that appear magical in the poem, but are actually symbols of a woman's power over men. The function of the woman in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is not only necessary; it ... is the entire reason for conflict. The woman ... ...

• Word Count: 1675
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During the course of this semester as a class we have made comparisons among our readings. We have read many insightful stories that examine the pattern of an adventure hero and examine life along with its many characteristics. Many of the stories that we have read have been related to mythical gods or super human creatures. In the story The Odyssey by Homer and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Burton Raffel this pattern remained consistent. Both Sir Gawain and Odysseus ... revealed qualities of chivalry while sharing similar patterns of an adventure hero. In both stories Gawain and Odysseu...

• Word Count: 1233
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School