The Golden Goblet Character Analysis

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The novel, The Golden Goblet, by Eloise Jarvis McGraw tells the story of a young Egyptian boy named Ranofer who endeavors into many dangerous events. The most important event in this novel is when Ranofer gets the opportunity to meet the Egyptian queen, Tiye. This is important because Ranofer shows that he is very brave. It is also important because he becomes apprenticed to Zau. Finally, in the end Ranofer also gains his freedom from Gebu. Ranofer was a very brave character. He decides to enter the palace alone. Not only was it illegal, but he could have gotten himself killed. When Ranofer was presented to the queen, he had to be brave to even muster any words to speak to her. In Chapter 16 it explains that Ranofer believes that he has failed

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