ent Eve, Gawain may resemble Adam, and the girdle resembles the evil apple. Lady Bertilak presents Gawain with evil temptation, which he does not easily accept, but finally does when he takes the girdle as a gift. Although this section of the poem seems fantasized, it also appears to have a more realistic value when you look at the story as a whole. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has a realistic dimension as well. Gawain accepts the challenge from the Green Knight at the beginning of the poem because the odds were in his favor. All he had to do was chop off the Green Knight’s head with his axe and then let the Green Knight do the same thing in one year. Realistically, people who were faced with a challenge where the odds were in their favor would accept that challenge. One would expect that the Green Knight would die after this gesture but in fact rides off with his head to wait one year for Gawain to return. Despite this escape from reality, other life-like features shine throughout the story. After he cuts off the head of the Green Knight, he realizes that he must go to the castle and follow through with his end of the bargain. Any sane person would fear their life, as Gawain also does. Because of this great fear for his life, he accepts the token from Lady Bertilak to keep him safe. Gawain falls into temptation just as anyone else would in this situation. Gawain knows he should not have accepted the girdle, but he did in fear for his life so he can justify his actions. This situation is very realistic because if anyone is in danger of losing their life, they will accept help from another no matter what the circumstances are. But it also teaches a lesson to Gawain because he should know his fate and be confident that he will survive without material things for protection.Throughout this saga, J.R.R Tolkien uses multi-dimensions to keep the reader on their toes. Whoever may read this poem will derive his or her indi...
