Sir Gawain Response

In the beginning of the book, I was surprised in the reactions of the characters when The Green Knight appeared. It didn't seem like anybody wanted to take him up on the challenge, it almost came to the point where the king had to fight. The reason the people may have been afraid could have been because it was so unexpected. Nobody knew The Green Knight was going to show up, and the fact that he had this strange game planned made it more shocking. The way The Green Knight acted could have been another reason they didn't want to fight. He said that someone could hit him anywhere they wanted, and in 1 year, and 3 days later, he would return the blow. A normal person would know that they could just pick up their weapon, and take off his head. Hearing how the green knight has played the game before, and survived, would most likely scare the people.

One thing I didn't like in this book was the time in which I got to read. I would have enjoyed reading how Gawain acted between the new years. It wasn't until the end of the book that Gawain showed a little fear of The Green Knight. If I could have seen how he acted during the year, I may have been able to understand his feelings towards the situation better. If he had felt that he was going to die, his actions could have shown it. The other people within the town would have questioned him about what he was going to do. If Gawain felt that he was going to survive, he probably would have joked around about it and pretended that it was nothing. If he felt that he was going to die, he may have showed some fear in his conversations and would get nervous whenever The Green Knight was mentioned. I had to try and understand how Gawain felt within the details the author gave me, but I felt that it was not enough.