Literary notes about Helper (AI summary)
The word "helper" appears in literature with a wide variety of connotations, ranging from divine protection to everyday assistance and companionship. In many religious texts, for instance, it is used to denote God's role as a protector and savior, as seen in passages like [1], [2], [3], and [4]. At the same time, in folk tales and classical narratives such as those in [5] or [6], "helper" often signifies a character whose practical aid proves indispensable, whether in a royal household or on a precarious journey. In works from various genres—from ancient epics like those in [7] and [8] to modern novels such as [9] and [10]—the term is employed both literally and metaphorically to highlight the vital support extended by a friend, guide, or even a divine being.
- I will give glory to thy name: for thou hast been a helper and protector to me.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - For with him is an arm of flesh: with us the Lord our God, who is our helper, and fighteth for us.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - For he shall deliver the poor from the mighty: and the needy that had no helper.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - Our soul waiteth for the Lord: for he is our helper and protector.
— from The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete - When he reached his town, he decided to place himself in the king’s palace as a helper of the royal cook.
— from Filipino Popular Tales - Gray Brother, canst thou cut the herd in two for me?” “Not I, perhaps—but I have brought a wise helper.”
— from The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling - I come, O Janak's child, to be The helper of thy lord and thee.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - I, even I, no helper need To overthrow, with car and steed, Thy city Lanká half divine: The power but not the will is mine.
— from The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Valmiki - “Sir,” I said, “you could have no better claim on me than that you were a friend and helper of Lucy Westenra.”
— from Dracula by Bram Stoker - "What I want, Kemp, is a goal-keeper, a helper, and a hiding-place, an arrangement whereby I can sleep and eat and rest in peace, and unsuspected.
— from The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance by H. G. Wells