The Authurian legend has withstood the test of time because of many different things. Two books and a movie that I recently watched in english class remind me of this topic.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a perfect example of the test of time and how the Authurian legend withstood it. In this story, Gwiniviere does everything she can to make Sir Gawain unworthy. She uses her "womenly powers"in order for Sir Gawain to be attracted to her. Since she is married, Sir Gawain would do things that aren't right. I believe this story is still relevant to our life today because it relates to how teenage girls are today. They often do everything in their power to start drama. They do this to hurt eachother and get in the middle of a relationship.
The Candle in the Wind is another story that relates to how life is today. One of the important points of this story, in my opinion, is how other peoples' decisions can affect the life of someone else. This relates to how our governor, Chris Christie, decided that education is a waste of money. Because of this, four electives from my senior schedule have been cut. He may think that cutting these classes will help our school budget, but its really not going to matter. Our national debt is so high that I really do not believe this will help at all. Taking away our education is such a mistake because it will affect our future society in a bad way.
The movie "The First Knight" shows how relationships, as well as feelings, change. In this movie, Candice Proctor falls in love with young and handsome Lancelot, while being engaged to King Arthur. This movie relates to relationships even today because it shows just how painful love can be.
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