When I first started reading Sir Gawain, my thought was "what?!" I did not understand who the green knight was, why he wanted to play a game, or anything else for that matter. What this story kind of reminds me of though, is David and Goliath. Not in a biblical way, but in the way that a tiny man comes to fight a giant to protect people he loves. But that is where the similarities end because after Gawain chops the knight's head off, the knight just walks away. I am not sure I could even guess what the point to his game would be just from reading the first section. But the knight is wanting Gawain to go on a journey to find him-- what that journey has in store, I have no idea but it will be interesting to read about it.
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I also have no idea what the Green Knight wants or what awaits Gawain at the end. Good reference to David and Goliath. I didn't think about that.
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