More than Magic - the Sword in the Stone
It's everywhere. It surrounds me and tracks me down like an unyielding shadow. I often ponder about this magical illusion that I am enveloped in, and find myself dumbfounded with the outcome. What is it? How can I rid of this "thing" that tugs on my sleeve and has me tied down relentlessly? There's no explanation, it's just there. Itlingers mysteriously above my head as if a lonely moon hung high in the midnight sky,illuminating a faint glimmer of mist above the surface of the dark pool water. I feel it now, and I felt it then after reading The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White. An enchanting novel, it engulfed the reader in a powerful trance. Young Arthur went through a dramatic change in his life after coming upon Merlin, his future mentor and closestcompanion. He began to transform into a mature and respectable man; a work involved with more than magic; a work created through a strong basis of trust and love. "The love business is a powerful thing. I must say it is probably the greatest force on Earth." (p110) Merlin said this line with such assurance and confidence that young Arthur, formerly known as the Wart, only longed to believe that this statement was true. He was unaccustomed to such "petty" things as lo
Maybe it was out of fear, or out of greed, but something magical occurred when the Wart was no longer recognized by this name, but as King Arthur, high majesty of the courts. He saw that Sir Ector was looking powerless and old, and was more pained than shocked when he saw his father kneeling down before him with difficulty on his gouty old knee: "Oh, father, don't kneel down like that, because it breaks my heart. Please get up understanding of his brother's selfish needs and tried willingly to accept him as he was. Instead of charging at him with unnecessary attempts, he thought up of excuses to make up for Kay's ugly attitude: " Poor Kay. All that shilling stuff was because he was scared and miserable, and now he has good cause to be." (p. 282) of hay which he was trying to pick up, with the result that he worked twice as hard as the Wart for only half the result. But he hated to be beaten by anybody at anything and used to fight away with the wretched hay - which he loathed like poison - until he was sick."(p.11) New to the whole concept of love, young Arthur didn't think much about it at first. Nevertheless, he grew to realize that there was no way to avoid Merlin's teachings. With him near, he was able to fight back his bottled up emotions and the distinct antipathy he had for Kay. Unfortunately, Merlin could not stay glued to him through all hours of the day, so when Wart was apart from his master, hate found its way back and attacked its enemies, or enemy in this case; his older brother: "To look down at this beastly little It was everywhere
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Approximate Word count = 1063
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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