Fantasy
Comparing and Contrasting the Fantasy Trilogies
Daughter of the Blood and Arrows of the Queen
The trilogies Daughter of the Blood by Anne Bishop and Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey are both stories of young girls who grow up among characters of fantasy to become queens. In Daughter of the Blood, the story of Jaenelle Angelline’s struggle with extreme magical powers and the curse of being both Queen and Witch is described. It tells of her traumatic past caused by her gifts and also her recovery and the transition form childhood to adulthood and monarchy. In Arrows of the Queen, the tale follows an abused Talia as she becomes one of the magical Heralds of Valdemar. Poor Talia though isn’t just blessed with being an everyday Herald (an excruciating task in it’s self) but she is also the Queen’s Own which means she’s in charge of all dealings with the queen and her only family member, the Royal Brat or more formally known as Princess Elspeth. As the story goes on we see the reformation of the young princess Elspeth through the eyes of her exasperated caretaker, Talia. While, as you can see, the characters and plots are technically the same, the novels differ significantly.
In the beginning, the lives of the main characters are very similar. Talia grows up in a multi-wife household where women are plentiful and no one cares if a single female child is abused, so of course she’s hit and raped quite often. Then there’s Elspeth, she grows up in a huge house with powers not seen in Valdemar in centuries. While these two characters have really no relation besides pupil and teacher, together they describe Jaenelle. Jaenelle grew up in a house full of nobles where pleasure slaves were abundant and her pedophiliac father resided. Starting at the age of five, she is continuously shuttled back and forth between her house and a house for the emotionally disturbed on her uncle’s orders even though she’s not ill. At the hospital, her and the other patients are continually raped, beaten, and forced to watch the murders of others “sick” children. According to the story, a witch raped as a child goes mad unless, like Jaenelle, they are powerful enough to back away from the Twisted Kingdom. Unfortunately for Jaenelle’s fellow prisoners though, no one else is this powerful and because of the continuous supply of young witches, no one really cares when one is broken.
Abuse and neglect can lead to psychological effects that can hinder a child into adulthood such as anxiety, depression and flashbacks. Research states, that if a child was presented with a positive and stable life in their younger stages of life, they are less likely to develop emotional sensors that allow them to repeat the same negative behavior against their own children when they are adults (Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect). In David’s case he remember his mother being an immaculate woman who spent time with her family making sure they knew they could count on her. Children who are abused physically tend to have bruises, fractures and abrasions where they are not common. Catherine abused and neglected David emotionally which was undetected since he never said anything to anyone, and the scars inflicted on him could be concealed by his clothing. The nurse only saw the stab womb on David’s stomach when she conducted her routine exam. I agree, with the article when it implies that every child that was abused does not mean that they are going to be an abuser too. In my opinion, we all can take the right track to our destiny, by being our own person, we can see the demise in someone else and choose to accept walk that same path or choose our own path because we saw the destruction that they went through in the process of being so
Many men come to brothels for young girls, but when the girls get out of the brothel, the same people who pay for their services are the ones who reject them from the community. Also, people who know about what is going on do nothing to help the unfortunate situation in which many young girls are in. The hypocritical state of today’s society makes it challenging for these girls to eventually become ordinary citizens in the community. “A Human Security Crisis of Global Proportions” explains how “... victims are typically very young, most ranging in age from eight to eighteen years old.” Shunning a child is immoral. Parents, and even older siblings, are the ones who shape the person who the child will grow to be. Without the support and love from relatives, children have nowhere else to go, and no one to define who they will become in the future. All these girls have known are their abhorrent past lives. Having the ability to become a part of society after enduring such hardships can be strenuous without aid from the rest of the community and, most importantly, friends and relatives. Family should be there for each other, no matter what, and, in cases like this, it is obvious some families are not fulfilling that duty. In pursuit to scare the girls away from trying to escape the Happiness House, Mumtaz
The first accusers of those on trial for witchcraft were group of teenage girls. The first girl, Betty Parris, began to have painful contortions, fever, and what were most likely hallucinations. These symptoms may have been the result of ergot poisoning, the result of eating bread made with moldy rye, but at the time, no one knew that was possible. The family’s slave, Tituba, had come from Barbados and was knowledgeable in stories of voodoo and black magic. She shared these stories with Betty and her friends. After seeing the attention Betty was getting because of her behavior, her friends began to exhibit the same behavior. Because the local doctor knew of no medical explanation, he suggested the cause was supernatural. Tituba, with her knowledge of magic became the first person accused. She thought she could save her life by confessing and naming other women as her conspirators. Tituba’s accusations were unreliable because she was trying to do anything she could to save her life. Others were also accused by the girls. These women were generally unpopular or strange in some way, so it was easy for them to be targets of the girls accusations. For these girls, who were at the center of the town’s attention and perhaps had no real understanding of the seriousness of their accusati...
the girls are being victimized, and that unhealthy media standards along with oppressive ideals in
Aside from Pilate, the women in the novel frequently have their lives determined by the males in their society. Particularly, the male relatives. Hagar’s life for example, which mirrors Ryna’s, is miserable, sad and eventually taken away from her by a detrimental illness because she is abandoned by Milkman, who leaves her without a second thought. Ryna was abandoned by her husband, Solomon, who left her to fly back home to Africa. Ruth is treated viciously by her husband and continues to devote herself to her father who has long since passed away. Reba is in and out of relationships with abusive men and Milkman’s sister First Corinthians enters a relationship with Henry Porter, which her father disagrees with and forbids her to ever see him again and subsequently makes Porter homeless as a result. Finally, Milkman’s other sister Magdalene is extremely submissive, passing up college in order to stay home and make sure her mother doesn’t perish at the hands of her abusive father. While these women’s lives are dominated and determined heavily by the men in their lives, this doesn’t mean that they are weak. It takes incredible strength to survive such oppression, especially in cases of violent relationships. The ladies of this novel have to deal with sexism on top of racism and classism. This mirrors the struggles of
One example is Rebecca Nurse; previously a respected member of the Salem community, imprisoned and hanged simply because of the girls’ unfounded accusations. It is this irrational fear of the Devil destroying the Puritan lifestyle of Salem that controls the minds of the townsfolk, forcing them to conform to the Court’s agenda. The overpowering ideology of Puritanism compels them to condemn anybody who shows any sign of deviation from the strict path that their religion
Standards, behaviors, expectations, routines, and practices are another aspect that needs to be addressed when using the Social-Psychological theory. A method of controlling the women is when one does not perform as expected, their punishment is to watch another women be tortured for her mistakes. A practice use is threatening the person’s family, depriving the person of basic necessities, such as food, water, or sleep. Severe beatings are within a normal course of daily events for victims that do not comply with the enforced routine. The women are expected to meet the “johns” and comply with all requests without any fuss. Constant use of these practices wears the spirit out of the women and they become docile, while looking to numb the internal pain with drugs and alcohol.
August, a month that brings unbearable heat, uncontrollable sweating, and most importantly, competition. The pressing heat of August can really change a man, unless he has something to keep him busy. For me, it is football during the day, and fantasy football during the night. After a grueling day of practice, I can always come home to my phone, and open the ESPN fantasy football app. I have played fantasy football since eighth grade with some of my closest friends. We all treat it as a life or death game which allows us to bring out our competitive side. Now, have I won a championship in 5 years? The answer to that is not important. What is important is the recent argument my friend Jake and I have gotten ourselves into. Last fantasy season,
I understand that they have seen and experienced a lot of trauma in their lives but innately they still wanted a better life for themselves. In the documentary the children would retreat to the roofs of the brothels while their mothers worked. The children retreated to the roof tops because they knew it was safe and they did not want to be present while their mothers worked. The children also knew that their mother’s profession was not accepted by society. They realize that the society did not accept the lifestyle of the brothel by the way they are treated outside of the brothel. I think that we as human beings are all born to be good. I also believe our senses help us to determine what we like and don’t like. The children in the film often stated that they wanted better lives for themselves and wished that things were different. One of the children in the movie quoted, “Even if I were poor, I would be happy.” I believe the same child then went on to say, “I accept life as being painful and sad.” These children know that life could be better but are forced to accept their
In Salem, witches are abused in light of the fact that they speak to detestable and the fiend. Everybody is relied upon to trust in God and to go to chapel. For instance, Proctor was judged on the grounds that he didn't generally go to chapel.
If a child is being abused, it could take a toll on the child as a whole, which would show a child to display their feelings in an environment of acceptance. Sigmund Freud would treat his patients by following their sexual history. Children go through cognitive issues after abuse has taken place, and often have to seek help to get past the devastation.
... not raised in a healthy family system, and unfortunately, do not develop as they should. If children are physically abused, they are more likely to suffer from headaches and may display an array of developmental delays. Usually, these children come from broken families, such as parents who experience marital problems to the poverty-stricken.
Mullender, A., Kelly, L., Hague, G., Malos, E. and Imam, U. (2000) Children’s Needs, Coping Strategies and Understandings of Woman Abuse. Coventry, University of Warwick: Department of Social Policy and Social work.
"I don't use drugs, my dreams are frightening enough." (Escher) Why do we dream? Are they instructions from the spiritual world or just deep, hidden wishes that can be used to unlock the secrets of the unconscious mind? Nobody knows for sure. One theory that is prevalent today is that dreams result from the physiological "exercise" of the synapses of the brain. There is no proven fact on why we dream, which is why there are so many theories on the topic. There is Freud's theory that dreams carry our hidden desires and Jung’s theory that dreams carry meaning, although not always of desire, and that the dreamer can interpret these dreams. After these theories, others continued such as the Cayce theory in that dreams are our bodies means of building up of the mental, spiritual and physical well being. Finally came the argument between Evans' theory and the Crick and Mitchinson theory. Evans states that dreaming is our bodies way of storing the vast array of information gained during the day, whereas Crick and Mitchinson say that this information is being dumped rather than stored. Whichever theory is true, we may never know, but from these following theories we can decide for ourselves what we believe to be true and further help us into understanding our dreams.
Death. One thousand and ninety-five women, dead. When over one thousand women die at the hands of a scorned king, Scheherazade, a woman, is placed before him. Unlike the other women, she was not sent to him against her will, she volunteered (1001 Arabian Nights 19). Any sane person would say she had a death wish. How could a young girl willingly lie with King Shahryar, knowing he lies with a new woman every night...only to kill her in the morning? The answer is simple: fairy tales. Fairy tales, stories, myths, folklore, fables, etc. motivate Scheherazade to volunteer herself. To understand the power behind fairy tales, an understanding of the story of King Shahryar and Scheherazade is necessary. Not only is the importance of fairy tales evident