Guan-Bok Kwok
English 101H MW 9:30-10:55 am
Professor McKeever
10 October 2013
Word Count: 190
David and Goliath as an Allusion
David, a servant boy of the Israelites, who brought down Goliath, champion warrior of the Philistines, with a sling and stone, can function as an allusion to how
bravery can have nothing to do with appearance. David greeted Goliath wearing only servants' clothing and carrying a staff and sling, while Goliath had full armor and a sword. Writers find the story of David and Goliath as a useful allusion. For example, Zack Snyder reenacted in his film 300 (c. 2007) a war between King Xerxes who “leads an army so massive it shakes the ground in its march...,” and King Leonidas who brings only 300 men to battle. Snyder shows that even though greatly outnumbered, King Leonidas faces inevitable defeat with no fear. In this film, even though Leonidas was defeated, it shows that, at first, Xerxes was not intimidated by the courage of Leonidas' men but was forced to reconsider his strategy after his losses.
Work Cited
300. Dir. Zack Snyder. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2007. Film.
English 101H MW 9:30-10:55 am
Professor McKeever
10 October 2013
Word Count: 190
David and Goliath as an Allusion
David, a servant boy of the Israelites, who brought down Goliath, champion warrior of the Philistines, with a sling and stone, can function as an allusion to how
bravery can have nothing to do with appearance. David greeted Goliath wearing only servants' clothing and carrying a staff and sling, while Goliath had full armor and a sword. Writers find the story of David and Goliath as a useful allusion. For example, Zack Snyder reenacted in his film 300 (c. 2007) a war between King Xerxes who “leads an army so massive it shakes the ground in its march...,” and King Leonidas who brings only 300 men to battle. Snyder shows that even though greatly outnumbered, King Leonidas faces inevitable defeat with no fear. In this film, even though Leonidas was defeated, it shows that, at first, Xerxes was not intimidated by the courage of Leonidas' men but was forced to reconsider his strategy after his losses.
Work Cited
300. Dir. Zack Snyder. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2007. Film.