Fantastic Elements of Saint George and The Dragon :: Saint George and The Dragon

Fantastic Elements of Saint George and The genus Draco Margaret Hodges adapted Saint George and The Dragon from its accredited work that was written by Edmund Spencer. Saint George and The Dragon is a short story that was published in 1984. Margaret Hodges, who adapted this fantastic literature, is from North America. Saint George and The Dragon shows galore(postnominal) characteristic of Magical world however, it is Fantastic Literature. Saint George and The Dragon is similar to Magical Realism because the characters within the story treat the events as a normal occurrence. The way in which reality is mixed with a touch of non-reality supports that the story is hotshot of Magical Realism. Another essential part of Magical Realism is the normality of the characters. The lead character within Saint George and The Dragon is ordinary or mundane. Unlike fantastic literature with its Hercules and many unreal heroes, Saint George is middling a normal human being. Finally, the on e element that carries the largest weight is no limitations are set through out the entire story. The way that the story sets no boundaries is extremely important. It is for that reason that Saint George and The Dragon is probably teetering on the balance of being listed under Magical Realism. Saint George and The Dragon does have its differences from Magical Realism, though. For instance, many things within the short story could never happen or even exist. Dragons, Fairies, and Dwarfs are all unrealistic. What is even more unrealistic is the fact that Saint George battles the potassium hydrogen tartrate and defeats it. Biblical allusions are sewn throughout the short story. The biblical allusions seemed as if they where almost subliminally encoded. Perhaps the simplest clue is in the title, Saint George. However, if one reads closely one can begin to pick up on the biblical allusions But the old hermit said, The Fairy Queen has sent you to do brave kit and caboodle in this world. That High City that you see is in another world. Before you climb the path to it and hang your shield on its wall, go down into the vale and fight the dragon that you were sent to fight. It is time for me to tell you that you were not born of fairy folk, but of English earth. The fairies stole you away as a bobble while you slept