...story “The Child by Tiger” show glaring similarities in many parts of each stories structure. Even though these stories were set in different time periods and different cultures, there is unity in their conflicts, themes, and author’s purpose. a. In Hawthorne’s piece the basic conflict arises early in the story, this is Goodman Brown’s choice to either join in the satanic activities or maintain his puritan beliefs. b. Goodman Brown realizes the public’s weakness in morality and faith. Brown experiences a great deal of disappointment especially when he sees his old bible teacher Goody Cloyse and Deacon Goonkin with the devil. c. Although Brown saw the people in his community participating in these activities that are contrary to his beliefs, he still was not sure if it was true or only a dream. d. My deepest sympathy goes out to the main character Goodman Brown. He distanced himself from the community after their alleged sinful activity according to Brown, but it could have been a dream which shows what can happen to those who have unproven assumptions of others. II. “The child by Tiger” wrote by Thomas Wolfe shows the ever present uncertainty of human tendencies and what society can bring about. e. The conflict in this story comes later on as a shock to the reader, which is how any good sole can become evil. f. This conflict begins to ascend within Dick Prosser when he is hit by Lon Pilcher while driving. After they step out of...
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...theological account of the devil. Luciferian characteristics or depictions of Lucifer himself can often be linked back to Milton’s Paradise Lost and I will discuss multiple ways that Lucifer has become integrated into modern popular culture. From DC Comics’ Lucifer Morningstar to Walter White in Breaking Bad, I will show how Milton’s Paradise Lost has shaped modern depictions of the devil. Milton’s Lucifer was seemingly created from the influence of the Italian Renaissance devils of Giambattista Marino and Torquato Tasso. Lucifer’s ‘prissy disdain for earth’ and hatred of man in Tasso’s Gerusalemme Liberta helped form Milton’s depiction of the character. Philip Beitchman suggests that ‘Milton saw Satan’s contempt for man formed from dust’, drawn from such lines as ‘Man, man the vile, born of vile mud’. This hatred is exemplified by Milton in the words ‘Woe to the inhabitants on Earth!’ paraphrasing the New Testament verse of Revelations 12:12. Beitchman suggests that Lucifer’s hatred is fuelled by the purpose of man, claiming that ‘it was standard wisdom that man was created to supply the place of fallen angels’. If man was created to replace him, then we can perhaps understand Lucifer’s disdain towards them in Paradise Lost. We ought to look towards Marino’s La strage degli innocent, in which he ‘renders [Lucifer as] sad, pathetic and humanly sympathetic’to support this understanding of his hatred. However, ‘where Marino allows us ‘sympathy for the devil’ it is Milton who compounds...
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...“The Devil and Tom Walker” is a short story written by Washington Irving in 1824. In the story Irving demonstrates the theme that greed affects a person negatively. He shows this in the form of character actions, dialogue, and setting descriptions. Washington accentuates this theme at the beginning when he is describing Tom Walker and his conditions. Walker is described in Part 1 as a “ meager, miserly fellow,” with a wife “as miserly as himself” and a house that “stood alone, and had an air of starvation”. Already it is easy to see that Tom and his wife do not lead a good life. When Tom later meets up with a mysterious man in the swamp his greed and foolhardiness is shown full force. “One would think that to meet with such a singular personage, in...
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...author of ‘Of Mice and Men’ Contemptible sympathy! Mr Steinbeck, Having read your novella “Of Mice and Men” I am both hugely disgusted and confused as to why you gave Curley’s Wife sympathy after her death. I find it very challenging to sympathise with a malcontent being that you ensured sought satisfaction in belittling and ridiculing others. Do you honestly think so little of your audience? That we would disregard her obstreperousness due to the fact that she is no longer living and in reality where she would feel at home; in hell with her father, “the old devil”. Understandably, you gave her a certain amount of respect and sympathy as it is traditionally, common courtesy to offer this to the dead; however, the whole manner in which it was given is quite satirical. She was slated and slandered throughout the novella and presented as a “tart”, yet as soon as she passed “her face was sweet” and her “ache” for attention disappeared. It is completely puzzling how one can be perceived as the devil’s offspring one minute, and the next have angelic qualities. It is only right I question your credibility as the first sign of your inner confliction surfaces. Surely removing this conflict of interest will ultimately benefit everybody, including your sincerity and reputation. You plead sympathy for a “pretty and simple” vixen who was simultaneously “heavily made up” with “red finger-nails”. Not only is pleading for sympathy utterly pathetic, especially from a man who...
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...Sarah Salim Tripp, Anna English 255 2-26-13 The Innate Nature of Sin Nathaniel Hathorne was an author who consistently wrote about sotires of the Puritan time. His short stories often revolved around themes of sin and how no one could escape from committing sin. The short stories “The Minister’s Black Veil” and “Young Goodman Brown,” written by Hawthorne, reflect these themes through elements of fiction, such as plot, setting, symbolism, and point of view. “The Minister’s Black Veil” is about a town’s minister who walks into Sunday Congregation with a heinous black veil covering his face. The veil shields him from the sins of the rest of the world, and the rest of the world from his sin. “Young Goodman Brown” is about a newly married man who leaves Faith, his wife to follow a man into the forest, where Satanic Rituals occur. These Satanic Rituals are powered by the people Goodman Brown had once known to be the most religious. Through the elements of fiction, the short stories “The Minister’s Black Veil” and “Young Goodman Brown,” show how there is no way for one escape from committing sin, no matter who they are. One of the stories Hawthorne writes is “The Minister’s Black Veil.” The story starts when a minster walks into his weekly Sunday sermon with a veil that cover’s his face.. The veil is seen as symbolic with sin, because the minister has started to wear his sin on his face. He is shunned from the town, as people start to grow uncomfortable in his presence. The...
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...The description of Chris Mccandless, according to some, is that of a mad lunatic because of his outlandish actions displayed in Jon Krakauer’s “Into The Wild”. However, there are a few people who understand and show sympathy for McCandless’s view. An example of an individual that shares the same thrill as McCandless is the author himself. Similarities between Krakauer and McCandless mirror in their parental situations as well as their love for exploration into the unknown. These two individuals will demonstrate the struggle with family and identity that society has a hard time accepting. Family and society take a toll on both McCandless and Krakauer, because their fathers demand so much from them, wanting them to exceed the legacy that they have established. While investigating into McCandless’s odyssey, Krakauer starts to reflect on his own personal life,“But i believe we were similarly affected by the skewed relationships we had with our fathers....
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...Challenge: Select and describe a “moral panic” against a perceived deviance. Analyse the role of the “moral entrepreneur” and “folk devil” in your selected case. Finally, explicate what it demonstrates about individuals and their socialization. (Length: 2 000 words) Societies tend to view the youth as the future and hope of a nation. To a certain extent, societies observe the behaviours and potential of the young people to ‘estimate’ the political and socio-economic future of a nation. When there is what societies view as a deviance from the norm when in it comes to young people – often there is what is viewed as a ‘moral panic’. I will be looking at the ‘moral panic’ of youth crime or juvenile delinquency, the role of its ‘moral entrepreneurs’ and ‘folk devils’ and what it demonstrates about individuals and their socialization. Over the centuries there has been numerous Moral Panics. With moral Panics come moral entrepreneurs, and folk devils which entice and fuel the moral panic thus influencing society and creating exaggerated panic. Moral Panic A moral panic may be defined as an episode, often triggered by alarming media stories and reinforced by reactive laws and public policy, of exaggerated or misdirected public concern, anxiety, fear, or anger over a perceived threat to social order. A moral panic refers to the reaction of the public based on a belief that a group poses danger to the society; they discriminate this particular group as a huge threat to their...
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...Diction is an important aspect of rhetoric and the presentation of Malcolm X’s story in this autobiography because of the connotations that come with the choice of words. A significant portion of the book where diction is seen is how Malcolm X discusses white people. In the beginning of the book, Malcolm X talks about white people by calling them “devils”. For instance, “‘the devil white man’, down through history, out of his devilish nature, had pillaged, murdered, raped, and exploited every race of man not white” (165). The use of the word “devil” represents a strong negative connotation which channels Malcolm X’s anger towards whites who committed racist actions towards racial minority groups. After his trip to Mecca, Malcolm X’s view on racism and white people shifted. He switches from calling whites “devils” to “brothers”. For instance Malcolm X says this when reflecting about his Mecca trip, “...the orthodox Islam which had given me the insight and perspective to see that black men and white men truly could be brothers” (371). The choice of the word “brothers” gives a more positive connotation. This change in word choice by Malcolm X directly shows his shift in views on racism which occurred at the conclusion of his trip to Mecca. The change is also significant in a rhetorical sense because both words are powerful...
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...Poem Analysis Essay ENGL 102 B07: Literature and Composition Summer 2011 Linda Vaughn L24421443 June 19, 2011 APA Style Outline I. Introduction A. Thesis II. Body A. Figures of Speech B. Imagery C. Tone IV. Conclusion Introduction Who, at one point or another in their life, has not pleaded with God for some tangible, physical help? Asking Him to take over, prove Himself, so that we can know that He is real and we can give our heart to Him. In the poem “Batter my heart, three-personed God”, written by poet John Donne, the speaker is asking God for exactly that. With his use of metaphors, paradoxes, and alliteration, we can actually feel the speaker’s urgency to be saved. The violent imagery and changes in tone throughout the poem prove just how desperate he is for God to take over control of him. Body The title itself, with the metaphor “Batter my heart”, draws the reader in. It captures the attention and makes one curious as to what will happen next in the poem. It gives the reader an image of destruction to an essential essence of life; for without a heart, we cannot survive. Is he stating that there is no life without God? The title also provides the initial tone of the poem. It gives the reader the impression that the speaker is desperate, vulnerable, and seeks to be violently manipulated. As we move on, we find that the speaker believes in the Holy Trinity, as he is pleading to the “three personed God”. ...
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...Shakespeare has used pathos in vast ways to support character development and to build the readers or audiences’ relationship with the characters. Shakespeare makes his readers feel sympathy for certain characters by the way the antagonist treats them. In Othello, Iago used Roderigo, tricked Othello, and mistreated the female characters in the play. Iago helps develop the theme of jealousy throughout the play by exploiting some of the major characters. The truths about some characters are shown clearly to the audience which helps them establish their opinions and feelings about them. Shakespeare uses pathos to get his reader’s point of view of a character. In the beginning of the play, the audience was able to discover that Iago was misusing Roderigo for his own benefit. He was taking his money and lying about loyalty. Iago could care less about Roderigo; all he could think was to get back at Othello and release his jealousy towards him and Cassio. At this point, the audience feels sympathy for Roderigo and somehow relate to his pain. Having to live without someone you love dearly can lead to dramatic conclusions, like the one Roderigo was thinking of. “It is silliness to live, when to live is torment.” (I, iii, 305) Even though Iago acts like a loyal friend to Roderigo and promises him he will get Desdemona for him, the audience knows he is only taking advantage of him. Because of Iago, Roderigo is feeding off of his jealousy towards Othello, and doing everything Iago tells...
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...from the side of Elizabethan audiences for such breaks. Therefore, dramatists had to present such scenes as the producers also required it for a prosperous run of the play. Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus is renowned as one of the masterworks of English theatre. This play unquestionably belongs to the tragic play, particularly the tragic past of Faustus himself, whose soul is taken off to his eternal damnation by devils at the end of the play. At the commencement of the play, Faustus is established already at the pinnacle of his worldly profession. He is already expert in all the present knowledge and talents. After receiving his degree of Doctorate, and learning all the significant branches of knowledge like Philosophy, Physics, Law, and Divinity recognizes that he is ‘still but Faustus and a man’. He feels that all are insufficient and none of the focuses can help him to become as potent ‘on earth, as Jove in the sky’. Faustus’ dream is to achieve exceptional capacity, and he would achieve this power at any price even by touting his soul to the Devil. Therefore, in the end, Faustus, with his boundless lust for supremacy, ultimately discovers with...
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...the woods of life, until he notices that he is lost and decides he needs to do something about it.”So drugged and loose with sleep had I become when I first wandered there from the True way.”He tries to make his way to heaven but is halted by sin. Then, he meets Virgil, who takes him on a journey which begins the transformation of Dante. This is the start of Dante transforming into more than one who is lost, not following God to a good God following person. Dante and Virgil travel down into hell (the Inferno) only for Dante to faint in the second circle. He is so overwhelmed by this emotion that he faints.”Blind, like one whom sleep comes over in a swoon, I stumbled into darkness and went down.”As he descends down throughout the Inferno, sympathy leaves him. He hardens himself against all empathy...
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...Hester is afraid that Roger is the devil, asking him if he is “like the Black Man that haunts the forest [a]round [the town]... and [if he] [had] enticed [her] into a bond that will prove the ruin of [her] soul” (Hawthorne 45). Hester is still a devout Puritan, and the interactions between her and Roger allows her to make a similar connection to the devil, who was known for making corrupt bargains. Hester as a protective mother. Hester was afraid that Roger would poison the baby, since she asked him if he would “avenge [himself] on the innocent babe” (Hawthorne 42). Hester is initially hesitant to administer the medicine to her baby, because she was scared that Roger would kill the baby in revenge of her unfaithfulness to him. Hester as a suicidal individual. Hester tells Roger that she has “thought of death” and has “wished for it… [and] would even have prayed for it, were it fit that [she] should pray for anything” (Hawthorne 42)...
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...Eliot Glassheim, in his article "A Dogged Interpretation Never Bet the Devil Your Head" in "Poe Studies / Dark Romanticism", explains how Poe tells a story with seemingly no hidden message and he wants to look further into the story for the hidden meaning. Mr. Glassheim starts to explain how one the surface the tale is weak and one feels cheated. He talks about Poe's sheers at the practice of the scholars that say every fiction should have a moral, and that they found that every fiction does. He mentions the way Poe attacks the critics, such as those from the Dial and Down-Easter, who prefer stories with moral lessons that can be summed up in didactic tag lines. During the first few paragraphs of the story Eliot says that the narrators voice can be identified with Poe, who has been accused to have never written a moral tale. He goes on to say that Poe is setting out to prefect the perfect moral fable form, starting off better than his predecessors by announcing his moral in the title. Eliot says that the insult to Dial is an attack on Transcendental Idealists in general. He goes on to explain how the narrator simply characterizes Toby Dammit's behavior as queer. He then mentions how Poe says the other Transcendental critics of the time would explain Toby's behavior. According to Eliot the satire against transcendentalism is reasonable and convincing. However, he warns to be careful because the narrator isn't presented as normal either. He says that although at first he...
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...Introduction Doctor Faustus, a unique creation of Christopher Marlowe, conveys a deep conception of tragedy. In awe inspiring and terror, the play fulfils one of the true functions of tragedy. It thrills us because there is something of the ‘desire of the moth for the star’ of Faustus’s desire to conquer human limitation, in all of us, and we are fascinated by the audacity with which he persists in his desperate course. Extraordinary Courage and Indomitable Will Doctor Faustus deals with the heroic struggle of a ‘great souled’ man doomed to inevitable defeat. The entire interest in a Marlovian tragedy centres round the personality of the hero, and the pleasure comes from watching the greatness and fall of a superhuman personality. And ordinary German scholar, in the beginning, Faustus’s intellectual endowment raises him to the status of a great hero. He has the genuine passion for knowledge infinite. With his inordinate ambition he soars beyond the petty possibilities of humanity, leagues himself with superhuman powers and rides through space in a fiery chariot exploring the secrets of the universe. Marlowe’s Faustus aspires to be more than man and therefore repudiates his humanity and rebels against the ultimate reality. Being a true Renaissance hero, he surpasses his mortal bounds to be as powerful on earth as Jove in sky. He finds some hope only in Necromancy. He, therefore, turns to Magic and is elated by its prospects of profit, delight, power, honour, for: All things...
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