The Theme Of Pursuing Self Interest In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Three Golden Apples

Did you know how atlas the giant got tricked by hercules? “ Three golden apples' ' is an article written by Nathaniel Hawthorne about Hercules and the giant atlas. Hercules wanted to bring three golden apples to a king but couldn't get them so he had atlas the giant get them for him. Atlas had the three golden apples but hercules tricked him to give him the apples. The theme of the articles is pursuing self interests can cause others hardships. These are my reasons why I think the theme of the article “Three Golden Apples” by Nataniel Hawthorne and an excerpt from “Weight” by Jeanette Winterson is that pursuing self interests can cause others hardships. The reason the theme is pursuing self interests can cause others hardships is plot, Characters,

One reason why the plot has a lot to do with the main theme of the excerpt is in the passage “ Three Golden Apples' ' by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hercules wanted the golden apples. So he got Atlas to get them for him but then tricked him into carrying the sky for the rest of eternity. To explain, this relates to the plot because Hercules made atlas have hardships because he wanted the golden apples to give to the king. To further prove my topic sentence in the passage “Weight” by Jeanette Winterson it states, “Unsuspecting atlas nodded and put the apples on the floor of the universe,” (Article 2 paragraph 16). This evidence supports the topic because Heracles wanted to get what he wanted but would make Atlas suffer for all eternity which ties into the theme that pursuing self interests can cause others hardships. In summary, That is why the plot has a lot to do with the main theme of the articles ``Weight” by Jeanette Winterson and “Three Golden Apples” by Nathaniel

“In Greek mythology, Atlas was condemned by Zeus to hold the sky for all eternity. In this excerpt, Hercules has agreed to trade places so that Atlas can go retrieve three golden apples from the garden of Hesperides for Hercules,” (Hawthorne). This evidence showcases that setting plays an important role in the development of the theme because this shows that Atlas has his own selfish desires. When he went to the garden of Hesperides he enjoyed his new found freedom and was going to leave hercules to carry the sky for all eternity. Furthermore, in the second passage “Weight” written by Jeanette Winterson it states, “Unsuspecting atlas bent down to put the apples on the floor on the floor of the universe. Then with a light flick he spun the kosmos off hercules and held it over his head.” Setting relates to the theme because when Atlas took the kosmos off hercules and held it over his head that shows that the setting plays an important role in the development of the theme. In conclusion, This evidence shows that the theme that pursuing selfish desires causes others hardship is developed through