The Four Dragon Theme Essay
When I was about seven years old, I noticed a little girl sobbing. She had dropped her snow cone on the playground blacktop and got really upset. I was holding my mom's hand in one hand and my very own snow cone in the other. I slowly walked over to the little girl and handed her mine. with no remorse, I walked away. In the corner of my eye, I saw a big smile on that girl's face. I was being very selfless. In the two folktales “ The Four Dragons”, and “Uncle Ry and the Moon,” the main characters helped others. The authors used a common theme of selflessness. in the folktales, they use contrast and contradictions and Epiphany to describe the theme of selflessness. But, they also use different sign posts to get the theme across. In “The Four Dragons,” the author used memory moments, and in “Uncle Ry and the Moon,” the author used motif.
Sometimes people contradict what you normally think. In “The Four Dragons” it says, “ But ten days passed and not a drop of water came down.” After the four dragons politely ask the Jade Emperor for rain, still no rain came down to save the people below them. The dragons were putting it upon themselves to fix the situation. In “Uncle Ry and the Moon,” the uncle was getting robbed. He didn't realize …show more content…
In “The Four Dragons” it says, “ look, is there not plenty of water in the sea where we live? We should scoop it up and spray it towards the sky” The Long Dragon had an idea that could save and benefit the people below them. But they were also putting themselves in danger too. The dragons were very selfless. Similarly, in “Uncle Ry and the Moon” it states “ all I had to give him was my tattered robe. If only I could have given him this wonderful Moon.” This quote sums up how selfless this man is. He knows he doesn't have many things, but he feels that others deserve more. He looks at the Moon and realized what he wishes he could have given to the robber when he was at his
Sometimes people contradict what you normally think. In “The Four Dragons” it says, “ But ten days passed and not a drop of water came down.” After the four dragons politely ask the Jade Emperor for rain, still no rain came down to save the people below them. The dragons were putting it upon themselves to fix the situation. In “Uncle Ry and the Moon,” the uncle was getting robbed. He didn't realize …show more content…
In “The Four Dragons” it says, “ look, is there not plenty of water in the sea where we live? We should scoop it up and spray it towards the sky” The Long Dragon had an idea that could save and benefit the people below them. But they were also putting themselves in danger too. The dragons were very selfless. Similarly, in “Uncle Ry and the Moon” it states “ all I had to give him was my tattered robe. If only I could have given him this wonderful Moon.” This quote sums up how selfless this man is. He knows he doesn't have many things, but he feels that others deserve more. He looks at the Moon and realized what he wishes he could have given to the robber when he was at his