A review of T.H. Whites book The Once and Future King
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- The first portion of The Once and Future King
- Wart's transformation by Merlin
- The second educational adventure
- Wart's series of educational forays
- Hitler as the leader of the most prominent fascist party
- The fourth transformation
- Conclusion
Abstract
An epic historical fantasy with a point that transcends the genre, T.H. white's classic four-part novel is a time telescope with a mirror at the end in place of a lens. As with most classical literature, white's tale contains a higher intention hidden beneath the folds of his satirical prose, and while this hidden agenda may have been intended to depict situations from white's own time period, they can easily be adapted to circumstances of our own time. Throughout the novel, white uses several different tactics to get his point across. For instance, white consistently uses anachronism, which is defined by Merriam-Webster Online as: "a person or a thing that is chronologically out of place; especially: one from a former age that is incongruous in the present," to communicate to the reader a deeper meaning within the story. Also, by using themes of religion and education throughout the story, white reshapes Thomas Mallory's classic Le Morte d'Arthur into an allegory for white's own anti-war politics.
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