Forgot your password?  
Related Topics

Land of Heroes: A Retelling of the Kalevala Essay & Project Ideas

This Study Guide consists of approximately 11 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Land of Heroes.
This section contains 289 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Purchase our Land of Heroes: A Retelling of the Kalevala Short Guide

Land of Heroes: A Retelling of the Kalevala Ideas for Reports and Papers

1. In discussing her work, Synge stated that "if you were to ask me if these stories are true, I could only reply that if they are not, then they should be."

What type of truth do the legends in Land of Heroes hold? How does that truth help to make the stories come to life so long after they were first told?

2. One phrase that turns up several times in the book is "this is how things were done in the old times." How is the idea of new ways meeting traditions important to the stories? Does the ending of the book help to resolve that confrontation?

3. Each culture develops its own unique version of the hero. Based on the three heroes who appear in Land of Heroes—Vainamoinen, Lemminkainen, and Ilmarinen—discuss the characteristics of a Finnish hero. What makes these characteristics...
(read more)

This section contains 289 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Purchase our Land of Heroes: A Retelling of the Kalevala Short Guide
Copyrights
Land of Heroes: A Retelling of the Kalevala from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction and Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults. ©2005-2006 Thomson Gale, a part of the Thomson Corporation. All rights reserved.
Follow Us on Facebook
Homework Help