There is a point in life where fleshly desires can have a tremendous hold on a person, that it causes a back fire of a forced humbleness to the heart. King Eurovan is an example of someone who can relate to this topic. He is a character from the short story “The Voyage of King Eurovan” in which he is a cruel king who had a hankering for being in power. After abusing his power of being king it was finally taken away. In the story, Eurovan held the wrong prisoner and as a result lost his crown to the gazolba bird. In order to get back his crown he had to journey to a foreign land, and fight for it. Though the outcome of his voyage was the opposite of his motive. Instead of gaining his power back and finding his crown, he was humbled while trying to obtain his crown during the battle. He comes to an unexpected change of heart and realizes he is just a man that is not entitled to anything.
King Eurovan thought very highly of himself, he wore a crown that had a “stuffed gazolba bird” (Smith) that was very beautiful, and the last of its species. The crown was precious to him. It had given him the assurance that he was in power. Though the fondness of his crown and power was not his only problem, he also had no desire to help his people. The king only had the urgency to cater to his wants, and needs. Eurovan showed no mercy on any person who committed a crime “he was meting of swift punishment to all malefactors.”(Smith) He was never challenged or over ruled by anyone .His evil ways became normal to him, and acceptable in his eyes.
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The fleshy desires of king Eurovan finally backed fired on him, and forced him to become humble. He at first was very hard hearted, and was cruel. But with the visit of the prisoner geol it changed his life forever. His power of being king was taken from him. Chasing the crown was to chase for his strongest addiction. This was his power, and being able to do what he wanted. Though the voyage he made to get the bird, and crown went in a different direction. He went to the extreme to get what he wanted, but instead he was humbled. He learned he was just a man ,and he could never be king again.
Works Cited
Smith, Clark Ashton. “Short Story Title: The Voyage of King Eurovan.” The Double Shadow and Other Fantasies. Rockville, Maryland: Wildside, 2013.N.Page.Print
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