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Compare And Contrast Ozymandias And Viva La Vida

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One thing, is all it takes for people to change their ways and do things out of greed and want, one thing, is all it takes for people to do whatever they can to get the pot at the end of the rainbow. Sometimes that means taking risks and chances, making choices that you would normally think twice about before doing. The Scarlet Pimpernel, Ozymandias, and Viva La Vida share the common idea that, people can change because of their selfishness and need of power, by using descriptive words to create imagery in their text.
Everyone has a kryptonyte, a weakness, a vulnerability, and those things can make a someone become a totally different person. In the poem Ozymandias and the novel, The Scarlet Pimpernel, the authors tell stories of two men whose thirst for victory and rule turn them into unforgiving leaders. As with every ancient egyptian king, Ozymandias wanted a vast empire that would conquer the world and intimidate anyone who dares to challenge their authority. The once mighty statue, now a pile of …show more content…

You would imagine this amazing kingdom sitting behind the statue and there was gold encrusted everything, but there was just sand. Sand for miles and miles, with nothing but a lone, destroyed statue.

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