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The Sword In The Stone Lessons

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In T. H. In White’s book, The Sword in The Stone, young Wart learns many valuable life lessons that will help him in his future. The lessons are taught by his new tutor, Merlyn, a white magician with a pet owl named, Archimedes. Many people dream of being an animal for just a day to see what it is like in their world. Wart gets the opportunity to experience this change firsthand, which is valuable for his future role, which is to take the crown and properly rule Britain. In The Sword in The Stone, there are five different lessons learned by Wart that will lead him to become a successful king in the future. The first lesson for Wart is to be educated through personal experiences in life and become more self-reliant. The tutor, Merlyn, said, …show more content…

Wart not only learned how to swim on his own, but he also learned the different skills needed to survive in another form of life and to rely on himself. He learned how to be aware of his surroundings and how danger can be in the most unsuspected places. Most importantly, he learned from previous errors how to proceed smarter in the future through his experience as a fish. A second lesson was taught to Wart while a fish was that of absolute power, and how to handle power as a king. The lesson of absolute power is portrayed well by the monarch of the moat, the pike. When Wart meets the pike he is told, “Power is of the individual mind, but the mind’s power is not enough. Power of the body decides everything in the end, and only Might is Right.” (White 45) Wart is stunned by the monarch because after their conversation is over, the pike lunges towards him, and displays the many rows of teeth, which represents the cruel and unruly nature of tyranny as a monarch. The lesson is that a king must always be fair and must not be cruel. The pike showed Wart that power is value, and he exercises it by showing physical

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