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In "By the Waters of Babylon," coming of age and acquiring knowledge go hand in hand in the main character's journey. John is the son of a priest. He already has knowledge that others are not allowed to have. For instance, he and his father are allowed to go to the forbidden places and to touch metal, since it cannot kill them. Others fear metal and do not leave their own tribes. However, as John gets older, he chooses to leave his people in the pursuit of knowledge. He travels to a forbidden place, which turns out to be New York, and there he comes to an immense realization: the beings that once existed, the ones his people think were gods, were people just like them. They created machines that destroyed their cities, which is why people still fear metal. John's coming of age, his reaching maturity, is deeply connected to his journey. It is the driving force that starts it, and it is completed by the epiphany he has in New York.
Explanation:
"By the Waters of Babylon" is a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét (1898-1943), an American writer born in Pennsylvania. The story was first published in 1937 and the main character, John, is a priest who lives in a dystopian reality. Technology has led to humanity's demise, and the new societies that have emerged have gone back to religion and superstition, fearing metal and the abandoned cities. John belongs to the Hill People. He leaves his father and people behind and goes away on a journey in the search for knowledge.
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Exposition - The introduction of the setting and the family of Keesh
Rising Action - Keesh's confrontation of the councilmen in the meeting
Climax - Keesh's return with a hunted bear
Falling Action - Sending of spies to discover Keesh's hunting strategy
Resolution - The people's acceptance of Keesh as a true hunter and not as hunter using witchcraft
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In the short story "Hearts and Hands," the author O. Henry suprises readers when at the end of the story two passangers acknowledge Mr. Easton is not the marshall but the counterfeiter, as he has deceived Miss Fairchild with the real marshall's complicity. Thus, O. Henry intends to cause amazement and mislead readers in the same way Mr. Easton misleads Miss Fairchild.